Kapei Surname
Approximately 745 people bear this surname
Kapei Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 397 | 1:116,322 | 9,828 |
| Papua New Guinea | 188 | 1:43,371 | 5,314 |
| Tanzania | 52 | 1:1,018,108 | 45,504 |
| South Africa | 46 | 1:1,177,776 | 67,773 |
| India | 19 | 1:40,371,862 | 445,856 |
| Solomon Islands | 16 | 1:36,252 | 7,281 |
| Uganda | 11 | 1:3,549,025 | 89,142 |
| Indonesia | 8 | 1:16,531,149 | 488,268 |
| Benin | 7 | 1:1,476,515 | 57,381 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
The alternate forms: Kapeî (1) & Kapeï (1) are calculated separately.
Kapei (373) may also be a first name.
Kapei Demographics
Average Kapei Salary in
South Africa
R 36,936
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Kapei Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kapei Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kapei (Hindi: कपेई, Marathi: कापेई, Oriya: କାେପଇ) is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as: Kapeî or Kapeï. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kapei? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 454,874th most frequently occurring surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 9,781,941 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 69 percent of Kapei are found; 62 percent are found in East Africa and 53 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Kapei is also the 449,413th most frequently used first name internationally It is held by 373 people.
The last name Kapei is most common in Kenya, where it is held by 397 people, or 1 in 116,322. In Kenya Kapei is most common in: Kajiado County, where 99 percent live, Homa Bay County, where 0 percent live and Makueni County, where 0 percent live. Apart from Kenya it occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 25 percent live and Tanzania, where 7 percent live.
Kapei Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Kapei last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Kapei earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 84.46% less than the national average, earning R 36,936 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kapei Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kapei in the Hindi language | ||
| कपेई | kape'i | - |
| Kapei in the Oriya language | ||
| କାେପଇ | kaepa'i | 98.21 |
| Kapei in the Marathi language | ||
| कापेई | kape'i | 66.67 |
| कापई | kapa'i | 16.67 |
| कपेई | kape'i | 16.67 |
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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 Kapei
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