Kapolya Surname
Approximately 26 people bear this surname
Kapolya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 14 | 1:1,132,137 | 30,603 |
| Tanzania | 8 | 1:6,617,702 | 68,742 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
Kapolya (12) may also be a first name.
Kapolya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kapolya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kapolya occurs most in Zambia. It can also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Kapolya.
How Common Is The Last Name Kapolya? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kapolya is the 3,882,373rd most frequent surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. Kapolya is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kapolya reside; 54 percent reside in Southern Africa and 54 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequently occurring given name internationally It is held by 12 people.
The last name Kapolya is most commonly occurring in Zambia, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 1,132,137. In Zambia it is most common in: Copperbelt Province, where 57 percent reside, Lusaka Province, where 29 percent reside and Central Province, where 7 percent reside. Not including Zambia this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 31 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 15 percent reside.
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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 Kapolya
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