Kapesha Surname
Approximately 1,514 people bear this surname
Kapesha Surname Definition:
Kapesha is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a child that makes everyone speechless.
Kapesha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 922 | 1:17,191 | 1,924 |
| DR Congo | 554 | 1:133,357 | 14,248 |
| Botswana | 17 | 1:128,643 | 18,229 |
| Uganda | 14 | 1:2,788,520 | 78,087 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kapesha (58) may also be a first name.
Kapesha Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Kapesha is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a child that makes everyone speechless.
Kapesha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kapesha Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kapesha (Hindi: कपेशा) has its highest incidence in Zambia. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kapesha? popularity and diffusion
It is the 259,625th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 4,813,439 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kapesha live; 62 percent live in Southern Africa and 62 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Kapesha is also the 1,295,729th most frequently held first name at a global level It is held by 58 people.
It is most widely held in Zambia, where it is held by 922 people, or 1 in 17,191. In Zambia it is most frequent in: Copperbelt Province, where 34 percent reside, Luapula Province, where 31 percent reside and Lusaka Province, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account Zambia this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 37 percent reside and Botswana, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kapesha Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kapesha in the Hindi language | ||
| कपेशा | kapesa | 50 |
| कपीसा | kapisa | 50 |
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Footnotes
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