Kapoka Surname
Approximately 1,019 people bear this surname
Kapoka Surname Definition:
Kapoka is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: one who specialises in dynamite.
Kapoka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 359 | 1:44,150 | 4,283 |
| Malawi | 261 | 1:65,590 | 8,693 |
| Zimbabwe | 196 | 1:78,767 | 11,570 |
| DR Congo | 123 | 1:600,647 | 45,387 |
| Papua New Guinea | 50 | 1:163,074 | 22,562 |
| South Africa | 19 | 1:2,851,458 | 109,033 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kapoka (29) may also be a first name.
Kapoka Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Kapoka is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: one who specialises in dynamite.
Kapoka Demographics
Average Kapoka Salary in
South Africa
R 52,704
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Kapoka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kapoka Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kapoka occurs more in Zambia more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kapoka? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kapoka is the 356,452nd most frequently used surname globally, held by around 1 in 7,151,664 people. The surname Kapoka is primarily found in Africa, where 95 percent of Kapoka live; 82 percent live in Southern Africa and 82 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,951,561st most frequently held given name in the world, held by 29 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Zambia, where it is borne by 359 people, or 1 in 44,150. In Zambia Kapoka is mostly concentrated in: Copperbelt Province, where 35 percent reside, Southern Province, where 27 percent reside and Northern Province, where 23 percent reside. Apart from Zambia it exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 26 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 19 percent reside.
Kapoka Last Name Statistics demography
Kapoka earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 77.82% less than the national average, earning R 52,704 per year.
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Footnotes
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