Kapaya Surname
Approximately 15,773 people bear this surname
Kapaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 7,163 | 1:7,391 | 967 |
| Zambia | 3,983 | 1:3,979 | 484 |
| DR Congo | 3,571 | 1:20,689 | 2,617 |
| Malawi | 392 | 1:43,671 | 6,239 |
| Kenya | 260 | 1:177,615 | 13,398 |
| India | 151 | 1:5,079,903 | 126,627 |
| Zimbabwe | 66 | 1:233,913 | 25,760 |
| Botswana | 50 | 1:43,739 | 8,388 |
| Uganda | 39 | 1:1,001,007 | 43,411 |
| England | 24 | 1:2,321,586 | 86,519 |
| Papua New Guinea | 12 | 1:679,476 | 78,554 |
| Pakistan | 12 | 1:14,886,990 | 61,272 |
| France | 10 | 1:6,642,272 | 293,169 |
| Indonesia | 7 | 1:18,892,742 | 520,071 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| Congo | 5 | 1:997,819 | 17,129 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
Kapaya (7,598) may also be a first name.
Kapaya Demographics
Average Kapaya Salary in
United States
$29,700 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kapaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kapaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kapaya (Hindi: कपाया, Marathi: कापया, Oriya: କପୟା) is found most in Tanzania. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kapaya? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 33,661st most numerous family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 462,027 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Kapaya reside; 47 percent reside in East Africa and 46 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 73,551st most frequently held first name internationally, held by 7,598 people.
The last name is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is held by 7,163 people, or 1 in 7,391. In Tanzania Kapaya is most prevalent in: Tabora Region, where 31 percent reside, Kigoma Region, where 10 percent reside and Geita Region, where 9 percent reside. Aside from Tanzania this last name is found in 30 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 25 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 23 percent reside.
Kapaya Last Name Statistics demography
Kapaya earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 31.17% less than the national average, earning $29,700 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kapaya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kapaya in the Hindi language | ||
| कपाया | kapaya | - |
| Kapaya in the Oriya language | ||
| କପୟା | kapaya | - |
| Kapaya in the Marathi language | ||
| कापया | kapaya | 63.64 |
| कपया | kapaya | 27.27 |
| कापाया | kapaya | 9.09 |
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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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- 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 Kapaya
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