Kapeni Surname
Approximately 2,081 people bear this surname
Kapeni Surname Definition:
Kapeni is a surname of the Chewa tribe, meaning: knife.
Kapeni Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 1,725 | 1:9,924 | 1,537 |
| Greece | 173 | 1:64,045 | 10,710 |
| Zimbabwe | 66 | 1:233,913 | 25,760 |
| DR Congo | 62 | 1:1,191,606 | 73,277 |
| South Africa | 12 | 1:4,514,809 | 137,638 |
| Zambia | 11 | 1:1,440,902 | 31,383 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| Cameroon | 5 | 1:4,153,814 | 129,697 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Kapeni (95) may also be a first name.
Kapeni Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Kapeni is a surname of the Chewa tribe, meaning: knife.
Kapeni Demographics
Average Kapeni Salary in
South Africa
R 33,264
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Kapeni Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kapeni Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kapeni (Oriya: କାେପନି) is held by more people in Malawi than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kapeni? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 200,527th most widespread family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 3,501,944 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 91 percent of Kapeni live; 87 percent live in Southern Africa and 87 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 974,243rd most frequently occurring given name at a global level, borne by 95 people.
The surname Kapeni is most commonly used in Malawi, where it is held by 1,725 people, or 1 in 9,924. Without taking into account Malawi Kapeni occurs in 17 countries. It is also common in Greece, where 8 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 3 percent are found.
Kapeni Last Name Statistics demography
Kapeni earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 86% less than the national average, earning R 33,264 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kapeni Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kapeni in the Oriya language | ||
| କାେପନି | kaepani | 60 |
| କାେପଣୀ | kaepani | 20 |
| କାେପଣି | kaepani | 20 |
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Footnotes
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