Kapim Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kapim Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kapim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Kapim (17) may also be a first name.

Kapim Last Name Facts

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

Kapim (Hindi: कपिम, Russian: Капим) is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Kapim.

How Common Is The Last Name Kapim? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,206,983rd most widely held last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. The surname Kapim occurs predominantly in Asia, where 45 percent of Kapim are found; 41 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 36 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Kapim is also the 2,694,839th most widely held first name in the world It is held by 17 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 1,019,215. In Papua New Guinea it is most prevalent in: Madang, where 88 percent live and East Sepik, where 13 percent live. Excluding Papua New Guinea this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 32 percent live and Cameroon, where 18 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaspim91115/
Kaphim919/
Kapime913/
Khapim912/
Kapiem912/
Kapheim8388/
Khaphim8387/
Kaphaim831/
Kaphime831/
Capim80282/
Kapem8029/
Kopim807/
Kepim801/
Kappheim7720/
Kapimova777/
Khaphime773/
Capaim7360/
Kapeme7348/
Kophim736/
Kepiem735/
Kodpim735/
Capiem734/
Kappem732/
Khopim731/
Kotpim731/
Kapeem731/
Cappim731/
Kopaim731/
Kaspem731/
Kapehm731/
Katpem731/
Keppim730/
Khophim67173/
Queapim672/
Khapeem671/
Khotpim671/
Khaipem671/
Capheim671/
Caphime670/

Kapim Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kapim in the Hindi language
कपिमkapima-
Kapim in the Russian language
Капимkapim-

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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 Kapim
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