Kapewa Surname

812,930th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 343 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Namibia

Kapewa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kapewa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1691:313,26423,875
DR Congo681:1,086,46468,260
Zambia461:344,56418,269
Namibia271:89,2378,105
Angola161:1,686,8263,823
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432

Kapewa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kapewa is found most frequently in Tanzania. It can occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kapewa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kapewa is the 812,930th most widely held family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 21,246,490 people. The surname Kapewa is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Kapewa are found; 49 percent are found in East Africa and 49 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 169 people, or 1 in 313,264. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Morogoro Region, where 99 percent are found and Iringa Region, where 1 percent are found. Without taking into account Tanzania this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 20 percent are found and Zambia, where 13 percent are found.

Kapewa Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Kapewa earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 96.19% less than the national average, earning R 9,060 per year and in United States they earn 25.65% less than the national average, earning $32,083 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kapiewa9210/
Kapeway924/
Kapewai921/
Kapeuwa921/
Kadpewad8614/
Kapawa83512/
Kapeba83144/
Kapewe8350/
Kapeva8319/
Kapewo8318/
Capewa8317/
Kapiwa8316/
Kapewy831/
Kapaeva77996/
Kapieva77163/
Kapawai77143/
Kapeeva7738/
Kapfawa7732/
Kaphiwa7715/
Kapowai7710/
Khapiwa778/
Kapawah775/
Kapoywa774/
Kapaway772/
Kapewoh771/
Kapaawa771/
Kapahwa771/
Kapiwas771/
Kappawa771/
Kapeiva771/
Khapaeva71727/
Khapeeva7119/
Kapisway7116/
Khaphiwa7116/
Kaypaeva7114/
Kappaeva7114/
Kaypieva7114/
Kapaiwai719/
Khapoeva714/
Kaipawai713/
Khapieva713/
Kaspeeva712/
Kaipaeva711/
Kgaphiwa711/
Kaupaeva711/
Kapewich711/
Kopeva67754/
Kapava67414/
Kapawo67410/
Capawa67258/
Kopiwa6733/
Kepeva6723/
Kapiva6710/
Capeba678/
Kapiwe676/
Kopawa674/
Kapowo672/
Kapive672/
Copewa671/
Kaippaeva671/
Kepawa671/
Kapebo671/
Capeva671/
Khaipaeva671/
Khappaeva671/
Kepiwa671/
Kepewo671/
Kapiwo671/
Kapeve671/
Kopewe671/

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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
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  • 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 Kapewa
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