Kapolo Surname

73,582nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,688 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Namibia

Kapolo Surname Definition:

Kapolo is a surname of the Senga tribe, meaning: slave / general worker.

Kapolo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi2,4831:6,895991
Namibia1,5131:1,592214
DR Congo1,0741:68,7898,089
Zambia7901:20,0632,230
Tanzania6021:87,9438,885
Papua New Guinea1461:55,8477,111
Zimbabwe281:551,36643,741
Indonesia171:7,779,364314,803
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
England31:18,572,686338,250
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
France11:66,422,722504,397
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

Kapolo (321) may also be a first name.

Kapolo Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Kapolo is a surname of the Senga tribe, meaning: slave / general worker.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Kapolo is a surname of the Senga tribe, meaning: servant.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Kapolo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kapolo (Russian: Каполо) is more frequently found in Malawi than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kapolo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 73,582nd most widespread family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,089,645 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Kapolo live; 72 percent live in Southern Africa and 72 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 489,856th most commonly occurring first name globally, held by 321 people.

The surname Kapolo is most frequent in Malawi, where it is carried by 2,483 people, or 1 in 6,895. Not including Malawi Kapolo exists in 21 countries. It is also common in Namibia, where 23 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 16 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kapolyo922,775/
Kapolou9264/
Kaipolo927/
Kapoulo923/
Kapoolo921/
Kapolio921/
Kaupolo921/
Kapoloh921/
Kapholo921/
Kaposloz8611/
Kapoulos861/
Kaapollo861/
Kgapholo861/
Capolo832,033/
Kapulo832,015/
Kopolo831,649/
Kapola831,540/
Kapalo831,490/
Kapelo831,417/
Kepolo83170/
Kahapollo8083/
Kapoulous8039/
Kaposlyoz801/
Kaipoulou801/
Kgapola77913/
Kapoula77403/
Kgopolo77346/
Kapolla77121/
Khopolo7773/
Kapelou7766/
Khapola7748/
Kaapola7736/
Kapoila7728/
Kapolya7726/
Kaipola7719/
Kapullo7717/
Capoloy7715/
Cappolo7710/
Kaphola7710/
Kappola778/
Koppolo776/
Kapalou775/
Capollo774/
Kappelo773/
Kaspalo773/
Kapulos771/
Kopolyo771/
Kapolah771/
Kapaalo771/
Kapaulo771/
Kapolia771/
Kapuilo771/
Capolos771/
Kopollo771/
Capolho771/
Kgaphola717,211/
Kapoulas71656/
Kaappola71131/
Kopoulos71104/
Kapollas7124/
Khaphola7122/
Kappallo7119/
Kappolla7118/
Kahapola7110/
Kapatlot719/
Cappollo713/
Kopolosh713/
Khaphelo713/
Kqaphola712/
Khopholo712/
Kaapolla711/
Kappotla711/
Koppollo711/
Caposllo711/
Capoulos711/
Kapalosh711/
Kappelou711/
Kgaphulo711/
Keaphola711/
Capollio710/
Kapela6720,343/
Kapala679,186/
Capelo676,914/
Kapula674,439/
Capalo673,953/
Kopola67284/
Capulo67222/
Capola67220/
Kopelo67120/
Kapoła6763/
Copolo6759/
Capêlo6758/
Kapaló6751/
Caposello6745/
Kepola6735/
Kepelo6729/
Kopalo6719/
Kapahalou6715/
Kopulo6713/
Capotillo678/
Khapahloo671/
Kappoulas671/
Koupoulou671/
Cápolo671/
Capocello671/
Capocillo671/

Kapolo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kapolo in the Russian language
Каполоkapolo-

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