Kapima Surname

1,185,157th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 200 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Zambia

Kapima Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kapima Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1301:568,30443,658
Zambia311:511,28822,588
Zimbabwe241:643,26047,966
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Kapima (47) may also be a first name.

Kapima Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kapima (Hindi: कपिमा) is borne by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kapima? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kapima is the 1,185,157th most numerous family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 36,437,730 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Kapima live; 65 percent live in Central Africa and 65 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,467,136th most frequently used forename at a global level It is held by 47 people.

Kapima is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 130 people, or 1 in 568,304. Aside from The DR Congo this surname occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 16 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 12 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kapima Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kapima in the Hindi language
कपिमाkapima-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kapima
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