Kapompi Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Kapompi Surname Definition:

Kapompi is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a small pipe.

Kapompi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Kapompi Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Kapompi is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a small pipe.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Kapompi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kapompi is found most in Zambia. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kapompi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kapompi is the 10,311,814th most commonly occurring last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kapompi are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most widely held in Zambia, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 7,924,961. In Zambia Kapompi is mostly found in: Central Province, where 50 percent live and North-Western Province, where 50 percent live. Other than Zambia it exists in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kapompit932/
Kapompa86598/
Kapompe8650/
Kapampi8627/
Kapumpi8627/
Kapompha804/
Kapoompe801/
Kapovi771/
Kapampa714,325/
Kapumpe711,153/
Kapempe71973/
Kapumpa71944/
Kapampe716/
Kaponpa712/
Kajpovi711/
Kapampha67157/
Kaipumpe6734/

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