Kapemfu Surname

395,186th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 893 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Kapemfu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Kapemfu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia6401:24,7662,639
DR Congo2531:292,01426,830

Kapemfu (25) may also be a first name.

Kapemfu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kapemfu occurs in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Kapemfu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kapemfu? popularity and diffusion

Kapemfu is the 395,186th most commonly occurring last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 8,160,746 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kapemfu live; 72 percent live in Southern Africa and 72 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Kapemfu is also the 2,136,160th most widespread first name globally, held by 25 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Zambia, where it is borne by 640 people, or 1 in 24,766. In Zambia it is most numerous in: Copperbelt Province, where 40 percent live, Northern Province, where 25 percent live and Central Province, where 15 percent live. Apart from Zambia this last name is found in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 28 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kapeumfu931/
Kapenfu86127/
Kapamfu861/
Kapemvu861/
Kapumfu861/
Kapemawufu821/
Kapemfwe804/
Kapumfi71164/
Kabamfu7121/
Kabumfu7121/
Kapemph711/
Kapempha674/
Kapumufa671/
Kepmf671/
Kapumfya671/
Capumfue671/
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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 Kapemfu
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