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

Kapiwa (Arabic: كبيوه) is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kapiwa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,908,606th most widespread last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. Kapiwa is mostly found 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 borne by 10 people, or 1 in 5,417,770. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Gauteng, where 100 percent live. Other than South Africa this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found 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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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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