Kapeni Surname

200,527th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,081 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Kapeni Surname Definition:

Kapeni is a surname of the Chewa tribe, meaning: knife.

Kapeni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi1,7251:9,9241,537
Greece1731:64,04510,710
Zimbabwe661:233,91325,760
DR Congo621:1,191,60673,277
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Zambia111:1,440,90231,383
India51:153,413,076951,030
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Cameroon51:4,153,814129,697
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
England11:55,718,059489,080
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

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.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Kapeni Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kapeni (Oriya: କାେପନି) is more commonly found in Malawi than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kapeni? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kapeni is the 200,527th most commonly held last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 3,501,944 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Kapeni live; 87 percent live in Southern Africa and 87 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Kapeni is also the 974,243rd most widely held first name throughout the world, borne by 95 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Malawi, where it is carried by 1,725 people, or 1 in 9,924. Apart from Malawi Kapeni occurs in 17 countries. It also occurs in Greece, where 8 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 3 percent reside.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kapenis92297/
Kapheni92157/
Kapengi92127/
Kapfeni9232/
Kapenyi925/
Kaspeni923/
Keapeni921/
Khapeni921/
Kaphengi8627/
Kapenhij861/
Kapena8310,838/
Kapini832,652/
Kapani831,391/
Kapene83474/
Kaponi83334/
Kopeni8349/
Kepeni8348/
Kapeny839/
Kapenj836/
Kapenge771,189/
Kopeniy7795/
Khapani7767/
Kaponyi7764/
Kapingi7764/
Kapanai7763/
Kappani7743/
Kapanui7742/
Kaipena7727/
Kapinyi7721/
Kapfene7713/
Kaponai7711/
Kapynis777/
Kapeena777/
Kapuini777/
Kapenje776/
Kopenis775/
Kapeina774/
Kappini774/
Kapinit774/
Kappena773/
Kapaani773/
Kapinai773/
Kaupeny772/
Kapiene772/
Kapanoi772/
Khapene771/
Kapenes771/
Kaphani771/
Kaphene771/
Kaupena771/
Kaspene771/
Khaponi771/
Kahpani771/
Kaphini771/
Capoeni771/
Capenio771/
Kaipani771/
Kepenei771/
Khepeni771/
Kapinid771/
Kapenys771/
Cappeni770/
Kaupinis71124/
Kappeyne7136/
Khapinit717/
Kaupiene715/
Kaipinit715/
Kapuingi714/
Kapenyst714/
Katpinit714/
Kayphani713/
Kaippani711/
Kaapanai711/
Kapainai711/
Kappened711/
Kaspener711/
Khapanni711/
Kaipenge711/
Kapeness711/
Kaphenge711/
Kopenich711/
Khepheni711/
Kaphingi711/
Khapinij711/
Kopani671,756/
Khaphinit67642/
Kapane67544/
Kapone67454/
Capini67212/
Kopena67132/
Capena67114/
Kopini67105/
Koponi6787/
Kapany6759/
Kopeny6757/
Kepani6755/
Kepini6723/
Capene6716/
Qopeni6710/
Kapine679/
Keponi678/
Kopene674/
Copeni673/
Kapiņa673/
Kapanj672/
Kepene672/
Kapiny671/
Capeny670/

Kapeni Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kapeni in the Oriya language
କାେପନିkaepani60
କାେପଣୀkaepani20
କାେପଣିkaepani20

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