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 found most frequently in The DR Congo. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kapima? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kapima is the 1,185,157th most numerous last name internationally, held by around 1 in 36,437,730 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Kapima reside; 65 percent reside in Central Africa and 65 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Kapima is also the 1,467,136th most commonly held first name throughout the world, borne by 47 people.

The last name Kapima is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 130 people, or 1 in 568,304. Apart from The DR Congo Kapima exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 16 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 12 percent live.

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
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