Kapiwa Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Kapiwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kapiwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
England11:55,718,059489,080

Kapiwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kapiwa (Arabic: كبيوه) is held by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kapiwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kapiwa is the 4,908,606th most frequently used last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Kapiwa are found; 63 percent are found in Southern Africa and 63 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Kapiwa is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 5,417,770. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Gauteng, where 100 percent live. Other than South Africa Kapiwa exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 25 percent live and The DR Congo, where 6 percent live.

Kapiwa Last Name Statistics demography

Kapiwa earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 58.07% more than the national average, earning R 375,636 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaphiwa9215/
Kapiewa9210/
Khapiwa928/
Kapiwas921/
Khaphiwa8616/
Kapisway8616/
Kapaiwai869/
Kgaphiwa861/
Kapuwa83406/
Kapewa83343/
Kopiwa8333/
Kapiva8310/
Kapiwe836/
Kapiwo831/
Kepiwa831/
Kapieva77163/
Kapfuwa7789/
Kapiswe7765/
Kapivga7748/
Kapuwai7726/
Khapuwa7720/
Kaphuwa7717/
Kapaiva776/
Khapiwe775/
Kapoywa774/
Kapeway774/
Kapewai771/
Kapeuwa771/
Kapiwos771/
Kapaiba771/
Keupiwa771/
Kapuwha771/
Kapuiva771/
Kapeiva771/
Kadpewad7114/
Kaypieva7114/
Kaapuwai718/
Kapishwe715/
Khapieva713/
Kapaivas712/
Kapisvay711/
Kapeba67144/
Kapuwo6777/
Kapewe6750/
Kapivi6733/
Kapeva6719/
Kapewo6718/
Capewa6717/
Capiba676/
Kapive672/
Capiwe671/
Capiva671/
Capuwa671/
Kapewy671/

Kapiwa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kapiwa in the Arabic language
كبيوهkbywh-

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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 Kapiwa
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