Kapenta Surname

1,248,410th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 185 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Kapenta Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kapenta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia1361:116,5448,960
Zimbabwe201:771,91253,776
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
Uganda91:4,337,69899,715
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432

Kapenta (37) may also be a first name.

Kapenta Last Name Facts

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

Kapenta (Georgian: კაპენტა) is more frequently found in Zambia than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kapenta? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,248,410th most frequently occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 39,392,140 people. Kapenta occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Kapenta live; 85 percent live in Southern Africa and 84 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Kapenta is also the 1,688,769th most frequently held first name worldwide It is held by 37 people.

It is most frequently used in Zambia, where it is carried by 136 people, or 1 in 116,544. In Zambia Kapenta is primarily concentrated in: Northern Province, where 62 percent reside, Copperbelt Province, where 17 percent reside and North-Western Province, where 17 percent reside. Other than Zambia this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 11 percent reside and Nigeria, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kapenta Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kapenta in the Georgian language
კაპენტაkapenta-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kapenta
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