Kapasu Surname

353,738th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,029 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Zambia

Kapasu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kapasu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo7461:99,03411,142
Zambia2761:57,4275,247
Namibia41:602,35012,421
India31:255,688,4611,306,352

Kapasu (187) may also be a first name.

Kapasu Last Name Facts

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

Kapasu occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kapasu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kapasu is the 353,738th most commonly used family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 7,082,163 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kapasu live; 72 percent live in Central Africa and 72 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Kapasu is also the 665,130th most commonly occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 187 people.

The last name is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 746 people, or 1 in 99,034. Not including The DR Congo this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 27 percent live and Namibia, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kapasiu9252/
Kapaseu924/
Kapatsu921/
Kapatsou8653/
Kapazu83246/
Kapesu8380/
Kepasu8310/
Kapaxu835/
Kapacu833/
Kaposu832/
Kopasu831/
Kapaju831/
Kaiposu7714/
Kapeshu7711/
Kapaaju771/
Kaphaju771/
Kaspaju771/
Capasus770/
Kapousou711/
Kapacius711/
Kaphajut711/
Kapoutsou6796/
Kapousouz6757/
Kapoju6721/
Kopaju677/
Capacu676/
Kapozu675/
Kapoussou672/
Kapatchou671/

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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 Kapasu
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