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 occurs in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Kapawa.
How Common Is The Last Name Kapawa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kapawa is the 605,571st most commonly occurring last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 14,233,488 people. It 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 common first name globally. It is borne by 74 people.
This last name is most frequent in Zambia, where it is carried by 244 people, or 1 in 64,959. In Zambia Kapawa is most numerous in: Western Province, where 50 percent live, Lusaka Province, where 25 percent live and Central Province, where 12 percent live. Barring Zambia this surname exists in 14 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 30 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 10 percent live.
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 | / |
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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 Kapawa
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