Kapapu Surname

1,239,697th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 187 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Namibia
Highest density in:
Namibia

Kapapu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kapapu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Namibia1291:18,6783,302
India321:23,970,793327,222
Zambia171:932,34829,315
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Kapapu (119) may also be a first name.

Kapapu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kapapu is carried by more people in Namibia than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kapapu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,239,697th most common last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 38,970,834 people. The surname Kapapu is primarily found in Africa, where 79 percent of Kapapu reside; 78 percent reside in Southern Africa and 78 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Kapapu is also the 856,040th most widespread first name throughout the world. It is borne by 119 people.

The last name is most frequent in Namibia, where it is held by 129 people, or 1 in 18,678. In Namibia it is most prevalent in: Kavango East Region, where 47 percent reside, Oshikoto Region, where 38 percent reside and Hardap Region, where 3 percent reside. Without taking into account Namibia it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in India, where 17 percent reside and Zambia, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kapappu9258/
Kappapu921/
Kapepu8347/
Kapopu8334/
Kepapu835/
Kapuipu7755/
Kapopfu771/
Caypapu771/
Kaphophu7141/
Kapuipui714/
Koppadpu711/
Capopus623/

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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 Kapapu
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