Kapepo Surname

652,085th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 463 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Namibia
Highest density in:
Namibia

Kapepo Surname Definition:

Kapepo is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: small prayer.

Kapepo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Namibia1871:12,8842,402
DR Congo1161:636,89347,292
Zimbabwe981:157,53319,794
Zambia601:264,16515,663
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Kapepo Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Kapepo is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: small prayer.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Kapepo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kapepo is found most frequently in Namibia. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kapepo? popularity and diffusion

Kapepo is the 652,085th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 15,739,840 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kapepo reside; 75 percent reside in Southern Africa and 75 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most prevalent in Namibia, where it is held by 187 people, or 1 in 12,884. In Namibia Kapepo is primarily concentrated in: Kavango West Region, where 69 percent reside, Omusati Region, where 14 percent reside and Oshana Region, where 13 percent reside. Outside of Namibia this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 25 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 21 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kapeepo921/
Kapopo836,916/
Kapepa836,683/
Kapipo8312/
Kapapo832/
Kopepo831/
Kaphepa7728/
Kapeepa776/
Kapepah774/
Kapipoh771/
Kaphopho71150/
Kapoipoi7154/
Kaphepha711/
Cappeppo711/
Kapapa6710,327/
Kapopa67287/
Kapipa67156/
Capepa674/
Kopapo672/
Kepopo671/
Kepopa671/
Kepepa671/

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