Kapoku Surname

2,168,711th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 76 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Kapoku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kapoku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia461:344,56418,269
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362

Kapoku Last Name Facts

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

Kapoku is more frequently found in Zambia than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kapoku? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,168,711th most prevalent surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 95,888,762 people. Kapoku is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kapoku reside; 64 percent reside in Southern Africa and 64 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

It is most commonly held in Zambia, where it is carried by 46 people, or 1 in 344,564. In Zambia it is most common in: North-Western Province, where 98 percent are found and Lusaka Province, where 2 percent are found. Besides Zambia this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 36 percent are found and South Africa, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kapuku8319,338/
Kapaku83904/
Kapeku8386/
Capoku8322/
Kopoku832/
Koppoku7751/
Kopokau7744/
Kapukcu7721/
Kapfuku7717/
Kaipaku7712/
Kapukui778/
Kapakus777/
Kaepaku777/
Kapakou775/
Kapukou771/
Kopokou771/
Kapocus771/
Kapakeu771/
Kaipuku771/
Koupokou711/
Kapucu677,316/
Kepaku6768/
Kapecu6710/
Kappukuth674/
Kapacu673/
Kopaku671/
Koppaku62195/
Kopoycu6222/
Kopukcu6219/
Kopakou629/
Kaputcu626/
Kepekeu621/
Koupakou576/
Kopphaku573/
Koppaaku573/
Koupegkou531/
Capacu506/
Kopucu501/
Capecu501/
Qopeku501/

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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 Kapoku
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