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

The last name Kapawa is more commonly found in Zambia than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kapawa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kapawa is the 605,571st most commonly used family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 14,233,488 people. Kapawa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Kapawa live; 59 percent live in Southern Africa and 59 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Kapawa is also the 1,125,792nd most common first name globally It is held by 74 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Zambia, where it is borne by 244 people, or 1 in 64,959. In Zambia Kapawa is most prevalent in: Western Province, where 50 percent reside, Lusaka Province, where 25 percent reside and Central Province, where 12 percent reside. Without taking into account Zambia Kapawa occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 30 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 10 percent reside.

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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • 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 Kapawa
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