Kapesi Surname

123,218th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,706 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Kapesi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kapesi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi2,9021:5,899841
Zimbabwe4471:34,5375,321
South Africa1071:506,33441,014
DR Congo751:985,06164,020
Tanzania731:725,22841,094
Uganda281:1,394,26052,673
Namibia271:89,2378,105
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
England81:6,964,757184,742
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Zambia41:3,962,48038,524
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
France11:66,422,722504,397
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Iceland11:380,09011,096

Kapesi (47) may also be a first name.

Kapesi Last Name Facts

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

Kapesi is found most frequently in Malawi. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kapesi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 123,218th most frequently held surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,966,418 people. Kapesi is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Kapesi are found; 94 percent are found in Southern Africa and 94 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,467,136th most numerous given name globally It is held by 47 people.

It is most widely held in Malawi, where it is borne by 2,902 people, or 1 in 5,899. Apart from Malawi this last name occurs in 15 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 12 percent live and South Africa, where 3 percent live.

Kapesi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

The amount Kapesi earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 63.02% less than the national average, earning R 87,888 per year and in United States they earn 30.8% less than the national average, earning $29,857 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kapeshi922,798/
Kaphesi921,678/
Kapesis9221/
Khapesi928/
Kapessi924/
Kapesić923/
Kapeesi921/
Kapesei921/
Kapesie921/
Kapetsis8622/
Kapessis861/
Kapesa8321,537/
Kapasi8311,913/
Kaposi831,257/
Kapisi83904/
Kapezi83574/
Kapese83258/
Kapeji83122/
Képesi8354/
Kapegi8340/
Kepesi8332/
Kopesi837/
Capesi833/
Kapashi774,328/
Kapesha771,514/
Kaposhi77801/
Kapishi77181/
Capeshi77126/
Kapeshe7776/
Kapasih7774/
Kapisiz7769/
Kapassi7734/
Kapedzi7734/
Kapaasi7728/
Kepeshi7727/
Kapezhi7724/
Kapessa7722/
Kapeisa7721/
Kapešić7720/
Kaphasi7713/
Kopessi779/
Kaupasi777/
Kapeegi777/
Khapasi776/
Kapeesa776/
Kapessy774/
Capessi774/
Kaphosi774/
Képessi773/
Khapesa773/
Khapisi773/
Kappasi772/
Kapissi772/
Kaphesa772/
Kapossi772/
Kapasei772/
Kgopesi772/
Kaipasi771/
Gkapisi771/
Kaepasi771/
Kaeposi771/
Kapasai771/
Kapedji771/
Kapeese771/
Kaphegi771/
Kappisi771/
Kaapasi771/
Kaapisi771/
Koupesi771/
Khapese771/
Kapasie771/
Kapitshi71198/
Kaphesse714/
Kopeschi713/
Kapaishi712/
Kapitsis712/
Kapashai712/
Kappeser712/
Khapises711/
Kapetshy711/
Kaphesha711/
Koppetsi711/
Kappashi711/
Khapetse711/
Kappasie711/
Kappezzi710/
Kapeeser710/
Kapase675,140/
Kapisa672,377/
Kapiza67608/
Kappesser67514/
Kapazi67392/
Kapiji67328/
Capeci67264/
Kapeza67172/
Kapeje67165/
Kaposy67135/
Kapose67112/
Kepese67103/
Kapasy6784/
Kepeci6766/
Kapoši6753/
Kapozi6748/
Kapise6741/
Kapici6738/
Kapaze6734/
Kopisi6731/
Kepisi6725/
Kapege6725/
Caposi6721/
Kopasi6714/
Kepasi6713/
Kopeci6713/
Kaspeizer6712/
Kopesy679/
Kapigi678/
Kapisy678/
Képeši678/
Capasi677/
Kapuitshi674/
Koposi672/
Képesy672/
Kopesa672/
Kapiçi672/
Kapetsych671/
Capese671/
Khaphetse671/
Kapizi671/
Kapeça671/
Kapige671/
Kapije671/
Kapoze671/

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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 Kapesi
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