Kapawa Surname
Approximately 512 people bear this surname
Kapawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 244 | 1:64,959 | 5,770 |
| Cameroon | 156 | 1:133,135 | 14,968 |
| Zimbabwe | 51 | 1:302,711 | 30,394 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Solomon Islands | 13 | 1:44,618 | 8,903 |
| Belgium | 8 | 1:1,437,080 | 92,692 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kapawai | 92 | 143 | / |
| Kapfawa | 92 | 32 | / |
| Kapawah | 92 | 5 | / |
| Kapaway | 92 | 2 | / |
| Kappawa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kapahwa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kapaawa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kapaiwai | 86 | 9 | / |
| Kaipawai | 86 | 3 | / |
| Kapashwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kapachwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kapava | 83 | 414 | / |
| Kapawo | 83 | 410 | / |
| Kapewa | 83 | 343 | / |
| Capawa | 83 | 258 | / |
| Kapawe | 83 | 187 | / |
| Kapowa | 83 | 44 | / |
| Kopawa | 83 | 4 | / |
| Kapawi | 83 | 2 | / |
| Kepawa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kapaeva | 77 | 996 | / |
| Khapava | 77 | 328 | / |
| Kapfava | 77 | 132 | / |
| Kapahua | 77 | 113 | / |
| Kapawou | 77 | 30 | / |
| Capaway | 77 | 17 | / |
| Kapowai | 77 | 10 | / |
| Kkapava | 77 | 6 | / |
| Kapaiva | 77 | 6 | / |
| Kaphaba | 77 | 5 | / |
| Kapeway | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kapoywa | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kapavad | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kapasua | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kapavga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kapaweu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kapeuwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Capawas | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kapaiba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kapewai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kaphowa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kaupawe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kapawei | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khapaeva | 71 | 727 | / |
| Kauphawi | 71 | 105 | / |
| Kaypaeva | 71 | 14 | / |
| Kappaeva | 71 | 14 | / |
| Kapaivas | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kgaphowa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cahpawah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kaipaeva | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kaupaeva | 71 | 1 | / |
| Capava | 67 | 1,343 | / |
| Kapova | 67 | 326 | / |
| Kepowa | 67 | 89 | / |
| Kopawe | 67 | 54 | / |
| Kepawo | 67 | 23 | / |
| Kapeva | 67 | 19 | / |
| Kapewo | 67 | 18 | / |
| Capewa | 67 | 17 | / |
| Kapowe | 67 | 13 | / |
| Kapavi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kapowo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kapave | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kapabe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kapaby | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kapowi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaippaeva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kopaba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khaipaeva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khappaeva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kopawi | 67 | 1 | / |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Kapawa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis