Kapapi Surname
Approximately 861 people bear this surname
Kapapi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 655 | 1:24,198 | 2,591 |
| DR Congo | 198 | 1:373,129 | 32,235 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Kapapi (51) may also be a first name.
Kapapi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kapapi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kapapi is borne by more people in Zambia than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kapapi? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 406,613th most widely held last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,464,049 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Kapapi are found; 76 percent are found in Southern Africa and 76 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Kapapi is also the 1,396,783rd most frequently used forename on earth It is held by 51 people.
It is most frequently used in Zambia, where it is held by 655 people, or 1 in 24,198. In Zambia Kapapi is mostly concentrated in: Lusaka Province, where 36 percent are found, Copperbelt Province, where 22 percent are found and Northern Province, where 20 percent are found. Outside of Zambia it occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 23 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kapaipi | 92 | 2,720 | / |
| Kapaipai | 86 | 52 | / |
| Kapaipii | 86 | 2 | / |
| Kapaipie | 86 | 1 | / |
| Khapapai | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kaspapis | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kapapa | 83 | 10,327 | / |
| Kapape | 83 | 73 | / |
| Kapepi | 83 | 41 | / |
| Kapopi | 83 | 4 | / |
| Capapi | 83 | 2 | / |
| Kapapy | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kepapi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Koipapi | 77 | 350 | / |
| Kapaapa | 77 | 36 | / |
| Kapappa | 77 | 31 | / |
| Khopapi | 77 | 9 | / |
| Capapit | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kapaipa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kapaipy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kapaypa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Koipapei | 71 | 128 | / |
| Kapoipoi | 71 | 54 | / |
| Kapuipui | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kappappa | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kappapha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kaipapai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kapapaya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kapepe | 67 | 1,878 | / |
| Kapopa | 67 | 287 | / |
| Capape | 67 | 275 | / |
| Capapa | 67 | 217 | / |
| Kopapa | 67 | 96 | / |
| Kapope | 67 | 33 | / |
| Kopape | 67 | 28 | / |
| Capapé | 67 | 12 | / |
| Kapaipaya | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kapopí | 67 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kapapi
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