Kapengwe Surname
Approximately 1,217 people bear this surname
Kapengwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 969 | 1:16,357 | 1,839 |
| DR Congo | 233 | 1:317,080 | 28,591 |
| Namibia | 15 | 1:160,627 | 9,571 |
Kapengwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kapengwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kapengwe occurs more in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kapengwe? popularity and diffusion
Kapengwe is the 309,763rd most commonly used last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 5,988,123 people. The last name Kapengwe is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kapengwe reside; 81 percent reside in Southern Africa and 81 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
Kapengwe is most widespread in Zambia, where it is borne by 969 people, or 1 in 16,357. In Zambia Kapengwe is most frequent in: Copperbelt Province, where 35 percent reside, Luapula Province, where 21 percent reside and Muchinga Province, where 16 percent reside. Besides Zambia this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 19 percent reside and Namibia, where 1 percent reside.
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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 Kapengwe
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