Kapoba Surname

217,892nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,881 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Kapoba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kapoba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia1,5291:10,3661,194
DR Congo3491:211,68920,903
England21:27,859,030389,889
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Kapoba (117) may also be a first name.

Kapoba Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kapoba occurs more in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kapoba? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kapoba is the 217,892nd most commonly used surname globally, borne by around 1 in 3,874,293 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kapoba reside; 81 percent reside in Southern Africa and 81 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Kapoba is also the 864,112th most frequent forename internationally, borne by 117 people.

The last name is most frequent in Zambia, where it is borne by 1,529 people, or 1 in 10,366. In Zambia Kapoba is most frequent in: Central Province, where 33 percent reside, Western Province, where 27 percent reside and Lusaka Province, where 19 percent reside. Barring Zambia this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 19 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kapaba83532/
Kapuba83503/
Kapobe83434/
Kapeba83144/
Kapobo831/
Kopoba831/
Kapompa77598/
Kapubau7750/
Kapuova7736/
Kaphaba775/
Kapoube772/
Kaponpa772/
Kapubah771/
Khapuova714/
Kapompha714/
Kapabhai711/
Kapoubet711/
Kapubhai711/
Kapabi6748/
Khapabhai6740/
Capeba678/
Kapabo672/
Kapave672/
Kopaba671/
Kaphabhai671/
Kapaby671/
Kapabe671/
Khapubhai671/
Kapovi671/
Kapebo671/
Capobi671/

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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 Kapoba
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