Kapiga Surname

352,942nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,032 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kapiga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kapiga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania9741:54,3555,958
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Kapiga (39) may also be a first name.

Kapiga Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kapiga is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kapiga? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 352,942nd most widespread last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,061,576 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kapiga are found; 94 percent are found in East Africa and 94 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,637,361st most widely held first name in the world. It is borne by 39 people.

It is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is borne by 974 people, or 1 in 54,355. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Tabora Region, where 64 percent are found, Geita Region, where 21 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 13 percent are found. Beside Tanzania this surname exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 5 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Kapiga Last Name Statistics demography

Kapiga earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 64.64% more than the national average, earning $71,042 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaspiga929/
Kaphiga921/
Kapigha921/
Kaphinga8648/
Kapainga861/
Capiga83780/
Kapuga8335/
Kapigi838/
Kapigo831/
Kapige831/
Kapega831/
Kaphingha801/
Kapiogo7729/
Kapugau772/
Kapugha771/
Capiega771/
Kapuingi714/
Kaphingo711/
Kaphingi711/
Kapuinge711/
Kapigautowa711/
Kapegi6740/
Kapege6725/
Capega6711/
Kopigi679/
Kopega675/
Kapugo671/
Kapego671/
Copiga671/
Kopyga671/
Capige671/

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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 Kapiga
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