Kapha Surname
Approximately 511 people bear this surname
Kapha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 489 | 1:1,568,641 | 58,193 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
Kapha (4,062) may also be a first name.
Kapha Demographics
Average Kapha Salary in
South Africa
R 19,740
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Kapha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kapha Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kapha (Bengali: কফা, Hindi: काप्हा) occurs more in India more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kapha? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kapha is the 606,498th most prevalent last name globally, held by around 1 in 14,261,342 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Kapha live; 96 percent live in South Asia and 96 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Kapha is also the 109,315th most numerous first name at a global level. It is borne by 4,062 people.
It is most frequently held in India, where it is carried by 489 people, or 1 in 1,568,641. In India it is mostly found in: Gujarat, where 99 percent live, Karnataka, where 1 percent live and Andhra Pradesh, where 0 percent live. Outside of India this surname occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 1 percent live and Thailand, where 1 percent live.
Kapha Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Kapha has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kapha last name contracted 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Kapha Last Name Statistics demography
Kapha earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 91.69% less than the national average, earning R 19,740 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kapha Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kapha in the Bengali language | ||
| কফা | kapha | - |
| Kapha in the Hindi language | ||
| काप्हा | kap'ha | - |
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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 Kapha
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