Kapawa Surname

605,571st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 512 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Kapawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kapawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia2441:64,9595,770
Cameroon1561:133,13514,968
Zimbabwe511:302,71130,394
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Solomon Islands131:44,6188,903
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
England11:55,718,059489,080
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Kapawa (74) may also be a first name.

Kapawa Last Name Facts

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

Kapawa is most common in Zambia. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kapawa? popularity and diffusion

Kapawa is the 605,571st most frequently held last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 14,233,488 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 94 percent of Kapawa reside; 59 percent reside in Southern Africa and 59 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Kapawa is also the 1,125,792nd most frequently used given name on earth, borne by 74 people.

The surname is most widely held in Zambia, where it is held by 244 people, or 1 in 64,959. In Zambia it is primarily concentrated in: Western Province, where 50 percent are found, Lusaka Province, where 25 percent are found and Central Province, where 12 percent are found. Apart from Zambia it occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 30 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 10 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kapawai92143/
Kapfawa9232/
Kapawah925/
Kapaway922/
Kappawa921/
Kapahwa921/
Kapaawa921/
Kapaiwai869/
Kaipawai863/
Kapashwa861/
Kapachwa861/
Kapava83414/
Kapawo83410/
Kapewa83343/
Capawa83258/
Kapawe83187/
Kapowa8344/
Kopawa834/
Kapawi832/
Kepawa831/
Kapaeva77996/
Khapava77328/
Kapfava77132/
Kapahua77113/
Kapawou7730/
Capaway7717/
Kapowai7710/
Kkapava776/
Kapaiva776/
Kaphaba775/
Kapeway774/
Kapoywa774/
Kapavad772/
Kapasua771/
Kapavga771/
Kapaweu771/
Kapeuwa771/
Capawas771/
Kapaiba771/
Kapewai771/
Kaphowa771/
Kaupawe771/
Kapawei771/
Khapaeva71727/
Kauphawi71105/
Kaypaeva7114/
Kappaeva7114/
Kapaivas712/
Kgaphowa711/
Cahpawah711/
Kaipaeva711/
Kaupaeva711/
Capava671,343/
Kapova67326/
Kepowa6789/
Kopawe6754/
Kepawo6723/
Kapeva6719/
Kapewo6718/
Capewa6717/
Kapowe6713/
Kapavi672/
Kapowo672/
Kapave672/
Kapabe671/
Kapaby671/
Kapowi671/
Kaippaeva671/
Kopaba671/
Khaipaeva671/
Khappaeva671/
Kopawi671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kapawa
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