Kapenda Surname

11,658th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48,185 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Zambia

Kapenda Surname Definition:

Kapenda is a surname of the Luvale tribe, meaning: drunkard.

Kapenda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo33,3831:2,213223
Zambia8,2761:1,915271
Malawi3,4771:4,924685
Angola1,5781:17,1032,033
Namibia7951:3,031503
Tanzania2711:195,35716,724
Zimbabwe1821:84,82512,339
Botswana771:28,4025,684
Philippines321:3,163,694143,904
Uganda191:2,054,69965,771
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
England91:6,190,895170,599
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
France61:11,070,454349,096
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Kapenda (2,579) may also be a first name.

Kapenda Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Kapenda is a surname of the Luvale tribe, meaning: drunkard.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Kapenda is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: one whose job it is to count.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Kapenda Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kapenda (Russian: Капенда) has its highest incidence in The DR Congo. It may also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kapenda? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kapenda is the 11,658th most frequent family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 151,241 people. The surname Kapenda occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kapenda are found; 69 percent are found in Central Africa and 69 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 144,932nd most widespread given name world-wide, held by 2,579 people.

The last name is most widespread in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 33,383 people, or 1 in 2,213. Apart from The DR Congo this surname is found in 29 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 17 percent are found and Malawi, where 7 percent are found.

Kapenda Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Kapenda earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 87.25% more than the national average, earning R 444,984 per year and in United States they earn 23.52% less than the national average, earning $33,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaupenda9377/
Kapendah935/
Kaapenda931/
Kkapenda931/
Kaipenda931/
Kapennda931/
Capenda864,747/
Kapinda864,304/
Kapende86930/
Kapendo86143/
Kapendi8684/
Kapemda8622/
Kependa8620/
Kapynda862/
Kapendje8061/
Košpenda8018/
Kaspendi807/
Kospenda805/
Kapindah803/
Capienda801/
Caspenda801/
Kapnde772/
Kopnda771/
Kapindo71679/
Kapindi71576/
Capinda71130/
Kapinde7180/
Kapindj7127/
Capendo7110/
Kophnda711/
Kopinda711/
Copenda711/
Kepinda711/
Kapndeu711/
Capiendo671,095/
Capendit67364/
Kapiondo6727/
Cospenda675/
Capendet674/
Kaypindi674/
Kapengyi671/
Copendah671/
Capender671/
Kapindoi671/

Kapenda Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kapenda in the Russian language
Капендаkapenda-

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