Kapatuka Surname
Approximately 1,344 people bear this surname
Kapatuka Surname Definition:
Kapatuka is a surname of the Chewa tribe, meaning: a courtious person who moves out of the way.
Kapatuka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 1,333 | 1:12,843 | 2,012 |
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | 1:1,164,817 | 109,517 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Kapatuka Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Kapatuka is a surname of the Chewa tribe, meaning: a courtious person who moves out of the way.
Kapatuka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kapatuka Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kapatuka is carried by more people in Malawi than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kapatuka? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 285,960th most common family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 5,422,281 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kapatuka live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The surname is most widely held in Malawi, where it is borne by 1,333 people, or 1 in 12,843. Apart from Malawi this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 0 percent live.
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