Kapeya Surname
Approximately 3,181 people bear this surname
Kapeya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 1,496 | 1:10,595 | 1,221 |
| DR Congo | 958 | 1:77,119 | 8,957 |
| Malawi | 654 | 1:26,176 | 3,951 |
| Zimbabwe | 43 | 1:359,029 | 33,752 |
| Uganda | 23 | 1:1,697,360 | 58,907 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kapeya (311) may also be a first name.
Kapeya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kapeya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kapeya (Marathi: कापेई, Oriya: କାେପୟା) is found most frequently in Zambia. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kapeya? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 140,330th most prevalent last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 2,290,961 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kapeya are found; 69 percent are found in Southern Africa and 69 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Kapeya is also the 498,315th most prevalent first name world-wide, borne by 311 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Zambia, where it is carried by 1,496 people, or 1 in 10,595. In Zambia it is most prevalent in: Copperbelt Province, where 28 percent live, Lusaka Province, where 21 percent live and Muchinga Province, where 21 percent live. Other than Zambia this surname exists in 9 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 30 percent live and Malawi, where 21 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kapeya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kapeya in the Oriya language | ||
| କାେପୟା | kaepaya | 96.97 |
| କାେପୟାର | kaepayara | 3.03 |
| Kapeya in the Marathi language | ||
| कापेई | kape'i | 66.67 |
| कापेया | kapeya | 33.33 |
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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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- 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 Kapeya
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