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 occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kapeyu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kapeyu is the 3,730,171st most numerous last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Kapeyu reside; 96 percent reside in East Africa and 96 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Kapeyu is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 27 people, or 1 in 1,960,800. In Tanzania Kapeyu is most frequent in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 33 percent reside, Geita Region, where 33 percent reside and Mwanza Region, where 15 percent reside. Excluding Tanzania it is found in one country. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 4 percent reside.
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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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