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 appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Kapisa.

How Common Is The Last Name Kapisa? popularity and diffusion

Kapisa is the 179,467th most frequently used last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 3,065,859 people. Kapisa occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 56 percent of Kapisa live; 56 percent live in Oceania Islands and 55 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 485,722nd most commonly used first name in the world, held by 326 people.

The surname is most commonly used 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. Besides Indonesia Kapisa occurs in 16 countries. It also occurs 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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