Kapokola Surname

337,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,093 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Kapokola Surname Definition:

Kapokola is a surname of the Universal tribe, meaning: police Officer (Title).

Kapokola Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia1,0841:14,6221,673
Zimbabwe61:2,573,040106,478
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Kapokola (72) may also be a first name.

Kapokola Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Kapokola is a surname of the Universal tribe, meaning: police Officer (Title).

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Kapokola Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kapokola occurs most in Zambia. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kapokola? popularity and diffusion

It is the 337,050th most frequently occurring family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 6,667,471 people. The last name Kapokola occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kapokola reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Kapokola is also the 1,143,416th most commonly occurring forename throughout the world, borne by 72 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Zambia, where it is borne by 1,084 people, or 1 in 14,622. In Zambia it is mostly found in: Western Province, where 44 percent are found, Lusaka Province, where 26 percent are found and Southern Province, where 21 percent are found. Excluding Zambia Kapokola is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 1 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kapokolo88386/
Kapokela88113/
Kapekola884/
Kapakola882/
Kapokala881/
Khapokolo824/
Kadpukotla781/
Kadpakolla781/
Kapakala751,063/
Kapakula7511/
Kapukula756/
Kapukala751/
Koppokula713/
Kadpakula713/
Kapukhala712/
Kappakula711/
Kapukollie6724/
Kadpukutla671/
Kashpakala671/

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