Kapiwe Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Kapiwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Kapiwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kapiwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kapiwe is most common in Papua New Guinea. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kapiwe? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kapiwe is the 7,593,402nd most widely held surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. It is mostly found in Oceania, where 50 percent of Kapiwe live; 50 percent live in Oceania Islands and 50 percent live in Papuan Oceania.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 2,717,906. In Papua New Guinea it is most common in: National Capital District, where 100 percent live. Other than Papua New Guinea it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 17 percent live and Venezuela, where 17 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kapiswe | 92 | 65 | / |
| Khapiwe | 92 | 5 | / |
| Kapishwe | 86 | 5 | / |
| Kapuwe | 83 | 419 | / |
| Kapawe | 83 | 187 | / |
| Kapewe | 83 | 50 | / |
| Kapiwa | 83 | 16 | / |
| Kapive | 83 | 2 | / |
| Capiwe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kapieva | 77 | 163 | / |
| Kaphiwa | 77 | 15 | / |
| Kapiewa | 77 | 10 | / |
| Kapisve | 77 | 9 | / |
| Khapiwa | 77 | 8 | / |
| Kapfuwe | 77 | 8 | / |
| Kapoywe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kapawei | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kaupawe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kapew | 73 | 253 | / |
| Capiw | 73 | 7 | / |
| Kapisway | 71 | 16 | / |
| Khaphiwa | 71 | 16 | / |
| Kaypieva | 71 | 14 | / |
| Kapaiwai | 71 | 9 | / |
| Kapiyeva | 71 | 5 | / |
| Khapieva | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kapishve | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kapivets | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kapiyawa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kapewa | 67 | 343 | / |
| Khapew | 67 | 196 | / |
| Kopawe | 67 | 54 | / |
| Kapivi | 67 | 33 | / |
| Kopiwa | 67 | 33 | / |
| Kapiva | 67 | 10 | / |
| Kapojieva | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kapave | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kapewy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kapeve | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kapuvi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kopewe | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Kapiwe
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