Kapeyu Surname
Approximately 28 people bear this surname
Kapeyu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 27 | 1:1,960,800 | 47,770 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Kapeyu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kapeyu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kapeyu is most common in Tanzania. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kapeyu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,730,171st most prevalent family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Kapeyu are found; 96 percent are found in East Africa and 96 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
It is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 27 people, or 1 in 1,960,800. In Tanzania Kapeyu is most numerous in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 33 percent live, Geita Region, where 33 percent live and Mwanza Region, where 15 percent live. Besides Tanzania it is found in one country. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 4 percent live.
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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 Kapeyu
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