Kapobe Surname

684,148th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 434 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Kapobe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kapobe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia3511:45,1564,363
DR Congo821:900,97060,382
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Kapobe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kapobe is more commonly found in Zambia than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of Kapobe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kapobe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 684,148th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 16,791,580 people. The surname Kapobe occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kapobe are found; 81 percent are found in Southern Africa and 81 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most common in Zambia, where it is borne by 351 people, or 1 in 45,156. In Zambia it is mostly concentrated in: Lusaka Province, where 44 percent reside, Copperbelt Province, where 29 percent reside and North-Western Province, where 20 percent reside. Outside of Zambia this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 19 percent reside and Cameroon, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kapoube922/
Kapoubet861/
Kapoba831,881/
Kapebe8313/
Kapabe831/
Kapompe7750/
Capobes771/
Kapebie771/
Kapeube771/
Kapoompe711/
Kapaba67532/
Kapuba67503/
Kapabi6748/
Koupoubie6713/
Capabe674/
Kapave672/
Kapaby671/
Kapovi671/
Kepebe671/
Kopoba671/
Capove671/
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
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  • 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 Kapobe
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