Kapiso Surname

576,198th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 546 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Kapiso Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kapiso Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia3351:394,77433,570
Zambia961:165,10311,556
Uganda531:736,59036,183
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Zimbabwe241:643,26047,966
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060

Kapiso (380) may also be a first name.

Kapiso Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kapiso (Marathi: कपीसो) is held by more people in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kapiso? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 576,198th most frequently used surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 13,347,154 people. The surname Kapiso occurs mostly in Asia, where 61 percent of Kapiso reside; 61 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 61 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 444,827th most commonly held given name on earth, borne by 380 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Indonesia, where it is borne by 335 people, or 1 in 394,774. In Indonesia it is most common in: North Sulawesi, where 79 percent are found, Gorontalo, where 19 percent are found and North Maluku, where 1 percent are found. Barring Indonesia it occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 18 percent are found and Uganda, where 10 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khaphiso862/
Kapeso832,386/
Kapisa832,377/
Kapizo83669/
Capiso8359/
Kopiso8340/
Kapuso8336/
Kapijo8321/
Kepiso838/
Kapico836/
Kapisha773,061/
Kgopiso77219/
Capioso77128/
Kapusho77108/
Kapisah7777/
Capisos7754/
Kapissa7726/
Kapijas7724/
Kapeisa7721/
Khopiso7721/
Kapusso7716/
Kapisia7714/
Capuiso7714/
Kappico777/
Kapaisa775/
Kapaico775/
Kapicho772/
Kapesho772/
Capisio771/
Kapheso771/
Khapisa771/
Kkapisa771/
Kopisco770/
Kgopisho71124/
Kapitsas7131/
Khapesio7129/
Kapaisia717/
Khophiso712/
Kapijasz712/
Kapesios711/
Kapetsho711/
Kapaisha711/
Kapesa6721,537/
Kapica676,511/
Kapusa673,319/
Capuso67829/
Kapiza67608/
Copiso67541/
Capizo6762/
Kapezo6742/
Kapija6725/
Kopico6722/
Kapuzo6712/
K'Hophiso6710/
Kopeso679/
Kopisa677/
Kopuso673/
Kepisa673/
Capisa673/
Qopiso672/
Kapeco672/
Capeso671/
Capico671/
Kgophisho671/

Kapiso Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kapiso in the Marathi language
कपीसोkapiso-

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kapiso
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