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

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
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
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Kapompi Last Name Facts

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

Kapompi is more commonly found in Zambia than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kapompi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kapompi is the 10,311,814th most frequently held surname on earth, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kapompi reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

Kapompi is most frequently used in Zambia, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 7,924,961. In Zambia it is mostly concentrated in: Central Province, where 50 percent live and North-Western Province, where 50 percent live. Besides Zambia Kapompi exists in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

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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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