Kapelembe Surname
Approximately 1,486 people bear this surname
Kapelembe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 1,282 | 1:12,363 | 1,421 |
| DR Congo | 198 | 1:373,129 | 32,235 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Kapelembe (38) may also be a first name.
Kapelembe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kapelembe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kapelembe occurs more in Zambia more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kapelembe? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kapelembe is the 263,596th most numerous family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 4,904,136 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kapelembe reside; 86 percent reside in Southern Africa and 86 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,662,754th most commonly held given name on earth It is held by 38 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Zambia, where it is carried by 1,282 people, or 1 in 12,363. In Zambia it is mostly found in: North-Western Province, where 43 percent live, Copperbelt Province, where 30 percent live and Lusaka Province, where 10 percent live. Beside Zambia this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 13 percent live and Tanzania, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaplembe | 94 | 1 | / |
| Kapelembi | 89 | 171 | / |
| Kipelembe | 89 | 103 | / |
| Kapelemba | 89 | 28 | / |
| Kapelempe | 89 | 1 | / |
| Kapelembu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Kabelembe | 89 | 1 | / |
| Kyapelemba | 84 | 1 | / |
| Kabulembe | 78 | 82 | / |
| Kabalembe | 78 | 7 | / |
| Kapolombe | 78 | 2 | / |
| Kipelemba | 78 | 1 | / |
| Kapelimbi | 78 | 1 | / |
| Kapalembi | 78 | 1 | / |
| Kopelembi | 78 | 1 | / |
| Kapalemba | 78 | 1 | / |
| Kapolombwe | 74 | 7 | / |
| Kabeleomba | 74 | 1 | / |
| Gbelembe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gbalembe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kapilamb | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kapilimba | 67 | 346 | / |
| Kapalamba | 67 | 315 | / |
| Kapulumba | 67 | 228 | / |
| Kabulembo | 67 | 164 | / |
| Kiplumbei | 67 | 59 | / |
| Kabalemba | 67 | 58 | / |
| Kapolombo | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kapalimba | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kabalembi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kabulambe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gbwalembe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kobelembi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kabalimbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kabalembo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kabulemba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kibalimbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaphilimbi | 63 | 5 | / |
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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 Kapelembe
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