Kapoba Surname
Approximately 1,881 people bear this surname
Kapoba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 1,529 | 1:10,366 | 1,194 |
| DR Congo | 349 | 1:211,689 | 20,903 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
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 last name Kapoba is borne by more people in Zambia than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kapoba? popularity and diffusion
It is the 217,892nd most frequently held surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 3,874,293 people. The last name occurs mostly 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 commonly held first name in the world It is held by 117 people.
Kapoba is most widely held in Zambia, where it is carried by 1,529 people, or 1 in 10,366. In Zambia it is most prevalent in: Central Province, where 33 percent live, Western Province, where 27 percent live and Lusaka Province, where 19 percent live. Apart from Zambia it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 19 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kapaba | 83 | 532 | / |
| Kapuba | 83 | 503 | / |
| Kapobe | 83 | 434 | / |
| Kapeba | 83 | 144 | / |
| Kapobo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kopoba | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kapompa | 77 | 598 | / |
| Kapubau | 77 | 50 | / |
| Kapuova | 77 | 36 | / |
| Kaphaba | 77 | 5 | / |
| Kapoube | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kaponpa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kapubah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khapuova | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kapompha | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kapabhai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kapoubet | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kapubhai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kapabi | 67 | 48 | / |
| Khapabhai | 67 | 40 | / |
| Capeba | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kapabo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kapave | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kopaba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaphabhai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kapaby | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kapabe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khapubhai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kapovi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kapebo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Capobi | 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 Kapoba
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