Kapok Surname

695,980th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 424 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kapok Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kapok Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1931:280,71327,626
Papua New Guinea1311:62,2428,061
Malaysia451:655,42731,286
Philippines251:4,049,529157,830
Cameroon171:1,221,71073,195
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kapok (209) may also be a first name.

Kapok Last Name Facts

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

Kapok occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kapok? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 695,980th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 17,187,608 people. The surname Kapok is predominantly found in Africa, where 50 percent of Kapok reside; 46 percent reside in Southern Africa and 46 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 625,736th most commonly used first name at a global level. It is borne by 209 people.

Kapok is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is held by 193 people, or 1 in 280,713. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 67 percent reside, Eastern Cape, where 21 percent reside and Gauteng, where 8 percent reside. Other than South Africa it exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 31 percent reside and Malaysia, where 11 percent reside.

Kapok Last Name Statistics demography

Kapok earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 60.82% less than the national average, earning R 93,096 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kapoke91112/
Khapok9195/
Kaipok9163/
Kapook919/
Kapock917/
Kaepok911/
Kappock8356/
Kapoock8348/
Kapouke831/
Kapak801,339/
Kapuk80216/
Kopok80171/
Capok80156/
Kapák8094/
Kepok8028/
Kapoc805/
Keappock7744/
Kapokova775/
Kaypak731,594/
Kapocs7357/
Kappak7345/
Kaipak7325/
Khapak7310/
Kaphak739/
Kapake739/
Kapuke735/
Khapuk732/
Capook732/
Kapusk732/
Kapask731/
Keapak731/
Kabpak731/
Kapauk731/
Kapakc731/
Capoks731/
Kopouk731/
Kapukh731/
Kapuuk731/
Kappuk731/
Kapohc731/
Khapake67646/
Cappock6766/
Khapokhova678/
Koppock678/
Koipoke677/
Kapucık676/
Kaipuke675/
Kahpake674/
Kotphok674/
Kapfack673/
Kashpuk672/
Kapuike672/
Kaiphak671/
Kappuck671/
Kaypack671/
Kapacke671/
Kaupauk671/
Kaphauk671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kapok
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