Kapisa Surname

179,467th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,377 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Kapisa Surname Definition:

Kapisa is a surname of the Mbunda tribe, meaning: self - centered person.

Kapisa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1,4381:91,9679,611
Zimbabwe3341:46,2227,101
Uganda2931:133,24012,235
Zambia1261:125,7939,482
DR Congo751:985,06164,020
Papua New Guinea511:159,87722,106
South Africa281:1,934,91888,980
Solomon Islands141:41,4318,080
India81:95,883,173728,828
Iceland21:190,0456,825
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
England11:55,718,059489,080
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706

Kapisa (326) may also be a first name.

Kapisa Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Kapisa is a surname of the Mbunda tribe, meaning: self - centered person.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Kapisa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kapisa (Hindi: कपीसा, Oriya: କପିସା, Russian: Каписа) is found in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Kapisa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kapisa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 179,467th most numerous last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 3,065,859 people. The last name is mostly found in Oceania, where 56 percent of Kapisa reside; 56 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 55 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Kapisa is also the 485,722nd most commonly used first name in the world, borne by 326 people.

The last name is most numerous in Indonesia, where it is held by 1,438 people, or 1 in 91,967. In Indonesia it is most prevalent in: Papua, where 59 percent live, West Papua, where 28 percent live and West Java, where 4 percent live. Outside of Indonesia this last name occurs in 16 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 14 percent live and Uganda, where 12 percent live.

Kapisa Last Name Statistics demography

Kapisa earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 45.44% less than the national average, earning R 129,648 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kapisha923,061/
Kapisah9277/
Kapissa9226/
Kapeisa9221/
Kapisia9214/
Kapaisa925/
Kapisay924/
Khapisa921/
Kkapisa921/
Kapaisay86208/
Kapitsas8631/
Kapaisia867/
Kapaisha861/
Kapesa8321,537/
Kapica836,511/
Kapusa833,319/
Kapisi83904/
Kapiza83608/
Kapiso83546/
Kapise8341/
Kapija8325/
Kapisy838/
Kopisa837/
Capisa833/
Kepisa833/
Kapesha771,514/
Kopitsa77555/
Kaphiza77393/
Kapytsa77384/
Kapusha77213/
Kapishi77181/
Kapishe7782/
Kapisiz7769/
Kapijaj7731/
Kapugia7726/
Kapijas7724/
Kapessa7722/
Kapesis7721/
Kopisca7719/
Kapusai7710/
Kapeica779/
Khapise778/
Kapesah778/
Kapetsa777/
Kapeesa776/
Kopisah775/
Kopisai774/
Kapitse773/
Khapesa773/
Khapisi773/
Kapesia772/
Kapissi772/
Kaphesa772/
Kgopisa772/
Gkapisi771/
Kaupusa771/
Kaspise771/
Kappisi771/
Kaapisi771/
Khapija771/
Kapitca771/
Kaphetsa71288/
Kapitshi71198/
Kapuđija7135/
Kapetsis7122/
Kapichay718/
Kapische715/
Khepiesa712/
Kapaishi712/
Kapitsis712/
Kapađija712/
Kapijasz712/
Kapichai712/
Khaphiso712/
Kaspijaj711/
Khapises711/
Kapesios711/
Kapessis711/
Kaphesha711/
Kapuesha711/
Kappesas710/
Kapesi673,706/
Kapeso672,386/
Kapuza671,605/
Kapeja67869/
Kapizo67669/
Kapese67258/
Kopica67238/
Kapeza67172/
Capusa67122/
Kopija67106/
Capiso6759/
Kopiso6740/
Kapici6738/
Kapuso6736/
Kopisi6731/
Kapijo6721/
Capica6717/
Kepesa6715/
Kepusa6714/
Kepiso678/
Kapico676/
Capysa675/
Kapuitshi674/
Kopesa672/
Kopusa672/
Kopise672/
Kapiçi672/
Kapizi671/
Kapeça671/
Kaphetssa671/
Kuipuisha671/
Copisa671/
Katpichai671/

Kapisa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kapisa in the Oriya language
କପିସାkapisa-
Kapisa in the Hindi language
कपीसाkapisa64.29
कपिसाkapisa21.43
कापीसाkapisa7.14
कापिसाkapisa7.14
Kapisa in the Russian language
Каписаkapisa-

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