Kapapa Surname

49,770th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,327 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Zambia

Kapapa Surname Definition:

Kapapa is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: wonders.

Kapapa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo6,7931:10,8761,348
Zambia2,4531:6,461779
Malawi7581:22,5853,433
India1461:5,253,872129,394
Botswana551:39,7627,636
Uganda541:722,95035,796
Tanzania201:2,647,08148,780
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
Zimbabwe101:1,543,82478,460
England31:18,572,686338,250
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Angola11:26,989,21411,853

Kapapa (749) may also be a first name.

Kapapa Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Kapapa is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: wonders.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Kapapa Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Kapapa Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Kapapa (Arabic: كبابا, Russian: Капапа) is found most in The DR Congo. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kapapa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 49,770th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 705,679 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Kapapa are found; 66 percent are found in Central Africa and 66 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Kapapa is also the 300,342nd most common first name in the world It is held by 749 people.

The last name Kapapa is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is held by 6,793 people, or 1 in 10,876. Excluding The DR Congo this last name is found in 20 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 24 percent are found and Malawi, where 7 percent are found.

Kapapa Last Name Statistics demography

Kapapa earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.87% less than the national average, earning $41,479 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kapaapa9236/
Kapappa9231/
Kaepapa927/
Kaipapa924/
Kapapat921/
Kapaypa921/
Kapapas921/
Kahpapa921/
Kapaipa921/
Kapaipai8652/
Kapaspas866/
Kappappa864/
Kahapapa861/
Kapappad861/
Khapapai861/
Kaipapai861/
Kapapaya861/
Kappapha861/
Kapepa836,683/
Kapapi83861/
Kapopa83287/
Capapa83217/
Kopapa8396/
Kapape8373/
Kepapa8332/
Kapapo832/
Kapapy831/
Kapaipaya803/
Khaipapay801/
Kapaipi772,720/
Capapas772,105/
Kaphepa7728/
Capapay7724/
Caepapa776/
Kapeepa776/
Kapepah774/
Koipapa774/
Capapaz773/
Cappapa771/
Capaepa771/
Caypapa771/
Kapaipy771/
Kapapos771/
Capaspas7120/
Kapaipii712/
Kappapos711/
Kaspapis711/
Kapaipie711/
Cahapapa711/
Capaypay711/
Kgaphopa711/
Kapopo676,916/
Kapepo67463/
Capape67275/
Kapope6733/
Kopape6728/
Capapé6712/
Capepa674/
Kapopi674/
Kopapo672/
Capapi672/
Capopa671/
Kapopí671/

Kapapa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kapapa in the Russian language
Капапаkapapa-
Kapapa in the Arabic language
كباباkbaba-

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