Kapinga Surname

1,346th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 401,767 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Kapinga Surname Definition:

Kapinga is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: one who lifts heavy objects.

Kapinga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo326,4941:22611
Tanzania67,1431:78896
Zambia3,8331:4,135503
Malawi2,9541:5,795827
Zimbabwe2681:57,6058,734
Botswana1931:11,3312,140
Belgium1841:62,48210,046
Namibia1651:14,6022,681
Netherlands1131:149,44422,442
South Africa671:808,62254,680
Papua New Guinea631:129,42417,695
Australia391:692,19746,687
Canada381:969,62173,252
England371:1,505,89364,828
France331:2,012,810168,616
United States261:13,940,728505,428
Mozambique251:1,090,4631,880
New Zealand241:188,68019,801
Uganda131:3,003,02181,551
Congo111:453,55410,703
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Kapinga (3,790) may also be a first name.

Kapinga Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Kapinga is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: one who lifts heavy objects.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Kapinga Last Name Facts

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

Kapinga (Oriya: କପିା) is more frequently found in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kapinga? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,346th most numerous surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 18,139 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kapinga reside; 81 percent reside in Central Africa and 81 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Kapinga is also the 114,257th most commonly used first name internationally, borne by 3,790 people.

The last name Kapinga is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 326,494 people, or 1 in 226. Aside from The DR Congo this last name occurs in 43 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 17 percent are found and Zambia, where 1 percent are found.

Kapinga Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kapinga has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kapinga surname increased 2,600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kapinga Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Kapinga earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 39.49% less than the national average, earning 209,409 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 9.48% less than the national average, earning R 215,112 per year; in United States they earn 31.49% less than the national average, earning $29,562 USD per year and in Canada they earn 31.12% less than the national average, earning $34,223 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaping'a93216/
Kaphinga9348/
Kappinga9319/
Kapinnga934/
Kapin'ga933/
Kapainga931/
Kapienga931/
Kapijnga931/
Kapingah931/
Kapingga931/
Kaapinga930/
Kapina922,043/
Kapnga9241/
Kapenga8614,462/
Kapingo86599/
Khapina86117/
Kapingi8664/
Capinga8659/
Kopinga8649/
Kapinge8640/
Kapynga8634/
Kapinay8628/
Kapinha8628/
Katpina8621/
Kaupina8614/
Kabpina8614/
Kapinah8612/
Kappina869/
Kapaina865/
Kapeina864/
Kapinaj864/
Kapin'a864/
Kapinai863/
Kapinau863/
Kapuina862/
Kaypina861/
Kaphina861/
Kapisna861/
Kapinoa861/
Kapainay8015/
Kaupenga8013/
Kapuingi804/
Kaupinas802/
Khaspina801/
Kapainai801/
Kaspenga801/
Kaipaina801/
Kapiongo801/
Kapuinge801/
Kaphingo801/
Kapena7710,838/
Kopina771,160/
Capina77804/
Kapino77133/
Kapyna7783/
Kopnga776/
Kapiņa773/
Kepnga771/
Kapfinger75543/
Kaypinger7563/
Kappinger7514/
Kappengat751/
Khaphinas751/
Kapingautowa7441/
Kapenge711,189/
Capiona711,131/
Capinoa71919/
Kopeina71398/
Copinga71132/
Kapengi71127/
Khopina7186/
Kapengo7157/
Capinas7140/
Kaipena7127/
Koppina7121/
Khapyna7121/
Kapinajová7119/
Kopenga7117/
Kopinay7114/
Kapynas719/
Kapinayová717/
Kepenga717/
Kapeena717/
Capaina715/
Capingi715/
Kaspyna715/
Kappena713/
Kopaina713/
Kapinaiová713/
Kohpina713/
Kopingi712/
Caspina712/
Capenga712/
Kopiena712/
Kaippinger711/
Kopinad711/
Ceapina711/
Kaupena711/
Kaupiņa711/
Kapinou711/
Kapytna711/
Cahpina711/
Capinat711/
Catpina711/
Capingo711/
Kapyongo6735/
Khapinot6712/
Kapenhas675/
Koupinas675/
Capinger673/
Kaupenas673/
Kopeinay673/
Kashpyna672/
Capingot672/
Kapnguep672/
Kaypichinna671/
Kapainos671/
Kappinos671/
Kopheina671/
Keupenga671/
Kaipenge671/
Kapenger671/
Caipaina671/
Capinoha671/
Capisnay671/
Copingay671/
Caspinha671/
Kapuhyna671/
Kopinger670/

Kapinga Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kapinga in the Oriya language
କପିାkapia-

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