Kapasa Surname

56,517th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,972 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Kapasa Surname Definition:

Kapasa is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: landscaper.

Kapasa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia6,4251:2,467328
DR Congo2,2301:33,1304,131
Uganda1141:342,45022,679
India521:14,751,257245,013
Greece411:270,23940,426
England241:2,321,58686,519
Indonesia241:5,510,383253,014
Zimbabwe221:701,73850,656
Tanzania141:3,781,54451,645
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
France21:33,211,361423,184
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402

Kapasa (711) may also be a first name.

Kapasa Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Kapasa is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: landscaper.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Kapasa is a surname of the Luvale tribe, meaning: a child that is concieved after traditional charms and herbs are used.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Kapasa Last Name Facts

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

Kapasa (Arabic: كبيسي, Hindi: कपासा, Marathi: कापसा, Oriya: କପସା) is carried by more people in Zambia than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kapasa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 56,517th most commonly used last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 812,254 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Kapasa are found; 72 percent are found in Southern Africa and 72 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Kapasa is also the 309,735th most frequently occurring given name on earth, held by 711 people.

The surname Kapasa is most numerous in Zambia, where it is carried by 6,425 people, or 1 in 2,467. In Zambia it is most frequent in: Northern Province, where 30 percent are found, Copperbelt Province, where 20 percent are found and Luapula Province, where 16 percent are found. Excluding Zambia this last name exists in 21 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 25 percent are found and Uganda, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kapasha92738/
Kapasia92243/
Kapassa9235/
Kapaisa925/
Kapasas923/
Kaipasa922/
Kapaesa921/
Kapasai921/
Kapasca921/
Kapasea921/
Kapaisay86208/
Kapatsha8655/
Kapatsai8636/
Kapassas8634/
Kapaisia867/
Kapasaya864/
Kapashah862/
Kapasiah862/
Kapashai862/
Kaphasha862/
Kapaisha861/
Kkatpasa861/
Kasphasa861/
Kapesa8321,537/
Kapasi8311,913/
Kapase835,140/
Kapaso834,851/
Kaposa833,896/
Kapaza83512/
Capasa83240/
Kapaca83210/
Kopasa83107/
Kapasy8384/
Kepasa8330/
Kapača831/
Kapashi774,328/
Kapause77388/
Kaphaso77209/
Kapashe77131/
Kapasiy77120/
Kapazga77105/
Kapasih7774/
Kapassi7734/
Kepassa7729/
Kapaasi7728/
Kapatsy7727/
Kaphase7725/
Khapase7724/
Kapessa7722/
Kapeisa7721/
Kapasse7716/
Kaphasi7713/
Kapossa7713/
Kapazai7712/
Kapasii7710/
Capasia778/
Kapesah778/
Kaupasi777/
Kapasho777/
Kaapase776/
Kapasso776/
Capassa776/
Khapasi776/
Kapeesa776/
Kappase776/
Catpasa776/
Kapaseh776/
Kepeasa775/
Kapaseu774/
Kaphosa774/
Kapajay774/
Kopasas774/
Kopasia774/
Khapesa773/
Kappasi772/
Kapassy772/
Kaphesa772/
Kapasei772/
Kaipasi771/
Kapajah771/
Kaspasi771/
Kapaazi771/
Kapacah771/
Kapacay771/
Kapacis771/
Kapadja771/
Kapased771/
Kapatca771/
Kaapasi771/
Kopasah771/
Cappasa771/
Capasai771/
Capasas771/
Kapasie771/
Kapatsyi71145/
Kapatsou7153/
Kapatsos7117/
Kapoussa7113/
Kappaaca719/
Koupassa719/
Kapocias718/
Kaphashe714/
Kapatsho714/
Kapaachi713/
Kapashey713/
Kapadzha713/
Kopasais713/
Kapaishi712/
Kapađija712/
Kapatsyy711/
Kaapashe711/
Kapatsis711/
Kapacaha711/
Kapashis711/
Kapogias711/
Kopasaip711/
Kappashi711/
Kgaphosa711/
Khephasa711/
Gqkapase711/
Qhaphasa711/
Kappasie711/
Kaipasit711/
Katpasit711/
Kapeso672,386/
Kaposi671,257/
Kaposo67469/
Kapoja67305/
Kapoza67266/
Kapási67229/
Kapeza67172/
Kaposy67135/
Kapose67112/
Kopase6782/
Capaso6722/
Kapazo6721/
Capaca6718/
Kappashez6717/
Copasa6716/
Kepesa6715/
Kopasi6714/
Kapaci6714/
Kapace6711/
Capase6711/
Kopasy679/
Kapaxe678/
Capasi677/
Capaza677/
Kapachhap673/
Kepaza673/
Kopaca673/
Kapahtsis672/
Kopaso672/
Kopesa672/
Kappatcha671/
Kapajo671/
Kapaxi671/
Kapoca671/
Kapeça671/
Caposa671/
Kaiphasit671/

Kapasa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kapasa in the Oriya language
କପସାkapasa-
Kapasa in the Hindi language
कपासाkapasa81.82
कपसाkapasa18.18
Kapasa in the Marathi language
कापसाkapasa57.14
कापसेkapase28.57
कापासाkapasa14.29
Kapasa in the Arabic language
كبيسيkbysy-

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