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

The last name Kapesi occurs in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kapesi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 123,218th most widely held surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 1,966,418 people. The surname Kapesi occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kapesi live; 94 percent live in Southern Africa and 94 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,467,136th most numerous first name in the world, held by 47 people.

This last name is most numerous in Malawi, where it is carried by 2,902 people, or 1 in 5,899. Without taking into account Malawi this last name is found in 15 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 12 percent reside and South Africa, where 3 percent reside.

Kapesi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Kapesi surname is predominantly 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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