Kapessa Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Angola

Kapessa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kapessa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania121:4,411,80154,433
Angola91:2,998,8024,903
England11:55,718,059489,080

Kapessa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kapessa is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kapessa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kapessa is the 4,206,983rd most frequently occurring last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Kapessa are found; 55 percent are found in East Africa and 55 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 4,411,801. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 75 percent are found, Dodoma Region, where 8 percent are found and Tabora Region, where 8 percent are found. Besides Tanzania this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Angola, where 41 percent are found and England, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kapesa9221,537/
Kaphetssa881/
Capessa861,581/
Kapesha861,514/
Kapassa8635/
Kapissa8626/
Kapesis8621/
Kapeisa8621/
Kapossa8613/
Kapesah868/
Kapetsa867/
Kapeesa866/
Kapessy864/
Kapessi864/
Khapesa863/
Kapesia862/
Kaphesa862/
Kopessa861/
Kapaesa861/
Kaphetsa80288/
Kapetsis8022/
Kaphesse804/
Koupessa804/
Kapesios801/
Kapessis801/
Kaphesha801/
Capessoa801/
Kappesas800/
Kapasa778,972/
Kaposa773,896/
Kapesi773,706/
Kapeso772,386/
Kapisa772,377/
Kapese77258/
Kepesa7715/
Kopesa772/
Kapeça771/
Kappesser75514/
Kapisha713,061/
Kapeshi712,798/
Kaphesi711,678/
Kapasha71738/
Kapytsa71384/
Kaposha71108/
Capesos7196/
Kapisah7177/
Kapeshe7176/
Kopesso7130/
Kepassa7129/
Kopesha7119/
Kapisia7114/
Kopessi719/
Khapesi718/
Kapasso716/
Capassa716/
Kapaisa715/
Kepeasa715/
Kaphosa714/
Kapisay714/
Capessi714/
Kapesić713/
Kapeace713/
Kapesho712/
Kapissi712/
Capossa712/
Capesse712/
Kaipasa712/
Khapisa711/
Kappeschas711/
Kkapisa711/
Kepesha711/
Kapasai711/
Kapasea711/
Kapeese711/
Kapeesi711/
Kapesei711/
Kapesie711/
Kaposso711/
Capesha711/
Khapese711/
Kapheso711/
Koupesa711/
Kapaisay67208/
Kapitsas6731/
Khapesio6729/
Koupassa679/
Kapaisia677/
Kaphosha674/
Coppessa672/
Khepiesa672/
Kapashah672/
Kapitsis672/
Kapashai672/
Kappeser672/
Kaphasha672/
Kapaisha671/
Khapises671/
Kapetshy671/
Kopesseu671/
Khapetse671/
Kapetsho671/
Kapeeser670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kapessa
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