Kapesa Surname

25,058th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21,537 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Zambia

Kapesa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kapesa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania6,9801:7,585987
DR Congo4,7481:15,5601,935
Malawi4,3391:3,945541
Zambia4,1751:3,796467
Zimbabwe1,2091:12,7691,717
Uganda391:1,001,00743,411
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
England91:6,190,895170,599
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Iceland11:380,09011,096
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Angola11:26,989,21411,853

Kapesa (893) may also be a first name.

Kapesa Last Name Facts

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

Kapesa is found most in Tanzania. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kapesa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 25,058th most common family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 338,373 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kapesa reside; 45 percent reside in Southern Africa and 45 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 271,926th most commonly occurring first name worldwide It is held by 893 people.

The surname is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is borne by 6,980 people, or 1 in 7,585. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Songwe Region, where 41 percent live, Mbeya Region, where 21 percent live and Rukwa Region, where 13 percent live. Beside Tanzania Kapesa is found in 20 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 22 percent live and Malawi, where 20 percent live.

Kapesa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Kapesa last name is principally Christian (67%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kapesha921,514/
Kapessa9222/
Kapeisa9221/
Kapesah928/
Kapetsa927/
Kapeesa926/
Khapesa923/
Kapesia922/
Kaphesa922/
Kapaesa921/
Kaphetsa86288/
Kaphesha861/
Kappesas860/
Kapasa838,972/
Kaposa833,896/
Kapesi833,706/
Kapeso832,386/
Kapisa832,377/
Kapeja83869/
Kapese83258/
Kapeza83172/
Kepesa8315/
Kopesa832/
Kapeça831/
Kaphetssa801/
Kapisha773,061/
Kapeshi772,798/
Kaphesi771,678/
Capessa771,581/
Kapasha77738/
Kapytsa77384/
Kapetja77318/
Kaposha77108/
Kapisah7777/
Kapeshe7776/
Kapassa7735/
Kapissa7726/
Kaepeza7726/
Kapesis7721/
Kopesha7719/
Kapisia7714/
Kapossa7713/
Kapeica779/
Khapesi778/
Kapaisa775/
Kepeasa775/
Kapessy774/
Kaphosa774/
Kapisay774/
Kapessi774/
Kapesić773/
Kapeace773/
Kapesho772/
Kaipasa772/
Khapisa771/
Kapejau771/
Kkapisa771/
Kopessa771/
Kepesha771/
Kapasai771/
Kapasea771/
Kapedja771/
Kapeese771/
Kapeesi771/
Kaperza771/
Kapesei771/
Kapesie771/
Capesca771/
Capesha771/
Khapese771/
Kapheso771/
Koupesa771/
Kappeschas751/
Kapaisay71208/
Kapitsas7131/
Khapesio7129/
Kapetsis7122/
Kapaisia717/
Kaphosha714/
Kaphesse714/
Koupessa714/
Khepiesa712/
Kapashah712/
Kapashai712/
Kappeser712/
Kaphasha712/
Kapaisha711/
Khapises711/
Kapesios711/
Kapessis711/
Kapetshy711/
Capessoa711/
Khapetse711/
Kapetsho711/
Kapeeser710/
Kapica676,511/
Kapaso674,851/
Kapisi67904/
Kapiza67608/
Kapiso67546/
Kappesser67514/
Kapaza67512/
Kaposo67469/
Kapoza67266/
Capasa67240/
Caspescha67115/
Kopasa67107/
Kapezo6742/
Kapise6741/
Kepasa6730/
Kapija6725/
Kapazo6721/
Kopeso679/
Kopesy679/
Kapisy678/
Kopesi677/
Qapeza677/
Kopisa677/
Capysa675/
Capisa673/
Kepisa673/
Kapeco672/
Kapetsych671/
Kopeca671/
Kopeza671/
Capeca671/
Capese671/
Khaphetse671/
Caposa671/
Capeso671/
Capeza671/
Copesa671/

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