Kapawu Surname

1,136,896th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 212 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Kapawu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kapawu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1571:98,33313,887
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Zambia31:5,283,30743,479
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718

Kapawu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kapawu is most common in Zimbabwe. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kapawu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,136,896th most frequently used surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 34,375,217 people. The surname Kapawu is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kapawu are found; 77 percent are found in Southern Africa and 77 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Kapawu is most frequently used in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 157 people, or 1 in 98,333. In Zimbabwe Kapawu is most prevalent in: Mashonaland East Province, where 39 percent are found, Mashonaland Central Province, where 34 percent are found and Harare Province, where 16 percent are found. Apart from Zimbabwe Kapawu occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 23 percent are found and South Africa, where 1 percent are found.

Kapawu Last Name Statistics demography

Kapawu earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 83.34% less than the national average, earning R 39,588 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kapawou9230/
Kapaweu921/
Kapaawu921/
Kapewu83116/
Kapabu8363/
Kapowu831/
Kapavu831/
Kepawou7750/
Kaphewu771/
Capawou771/
Koupauwu711/
Kapouwou711/
Keupawou711/
Kapovu6712/
Kepewu671/
Capeweu621/
Kappavoo571/
Kopovu506/

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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 Kapawu
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