Kapeshi Surname

156,463rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,798 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Kapeshi Surname Definition:

Kapeshi is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: frankolin.

Kapeshi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia1,9631:8,074961
DR Congo8071:91,54810,387
Peru161:1,986,50825,077
India51:153,413,076951,030
Namibia41:602,35012,421
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Kapeshi (58) may also be a first name.

Kapeshi Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Kapeshi is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: frankolin.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Kapeshi Last Name Facts

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

Kapeshi is found most frequently in Zambia. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kapeshi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 156,463rd most frequently used family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 2,604,555 people. Kapeshi occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kapeshi reside; 70 percent reside in Southern Africa and 70 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Kapeshi is also the 1,295,729th most widely held first name world-wide, borne by 58 people.

The surname Kapeshi is most frequently used in Zambia, where it is carried by 1,963 people, or 1 in 8,074. In Zambia it is most prevalent in: North-Western Province, where 55 percent reside, Copperbelt Province, where 17 percent reside and Western Province, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account Zambia it is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 29 percent reside and Peru, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kapesi923,706/
Kapashi864,328/
Kaphesi861,678/
Kapesha861,514/
Kaposhi86801/
Kapishi86181/
Capeshi86126/
Kapeshe8676/
Kepeshi8627/
Kapesis8621/
Khapesi868/
Kapessi864/
Kapesić863/
Kapeesi861/
Kapesei861/
Kapesie861/
Kapitshi80198/
Kapetsis8022/
Kopeschi803/
Kapaishi802/
Kapashai802/
Kapessis801/
Kapetshy801/
Kaphesha801/
Kappashi801/
Kapesa7721,537/
Kapasi7711,913/
Kaposi771,257/
Kapisi77904/
Kapese77258/
Képesi7754/
Kepesi7732/
Kopesi777/
Kapuitshi754/
Kapetsych751/
Kapisha713,061/
Kapashe71131/
Kopeshe71105/
Kapishe7182/
Capechi7177/
Kapasih7174/
Kapisiz7169/
Kapassi7134/
Kapaasi7128/
Kapessa7122/
Kaposhe7122/
Kapeisa7121/
Kahapitshi7121/
Kapešić7120/
Kopesha7119/
Kaphasi7113/
Kopessi719/
Kaupasi717/
Khapasi716/
Kapeesa716/
Kapaseh716/
Kapessy714/
Kaphizi714/
Capessi714/
Kaphosi714/
Képessi713/
Khapesa713/
Khapisi713/
Kappasi712/
Kapissi712/
Kaphesa712/
Kapossi712/
Kapasei712/
Kgopesi712/
Kaipasi711/
Kopeshy711/
Gkapisi711/
Kepashi711/
Kaepasi711/
Kaeposi711/
Kapasai711/
Kapeese711/
Kappisi711/
Kaapasi711/
Kaapisi711/
Koupesi711/
Capesha711/
Khapese711/
Kaphaizi67748/
Copeschi6714/
Kaphashe674/
Kaphesse674/
Kapashey673/
Cappechi673/
Kapitsis672/
Kappeser672/
Kapichai672/
Kaapashe671/
Kapechey671/
Kapaisha671/
Khapises671/
Koppetsi671/
Khapetse671/
Kopetshe671/
Kopheshe671/
Kappezzi670/
Kapeeser670/

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