Kaponda Surname
Approximately 20,324 people bear this surname
Kaponda Surname Definition:
Kaponda is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a type of tobacco.
Kaponda Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 10,247 | 1:1,671 | 176 |
| DR Congo | 4,720 | 1:15,652 | 1,943 |
| Zambia | 2,666 | 1:5,945 | 714 |
| Zimbabwe | 1,330 | 1:11,608 | 1,506 |
| Tanzania | 1,325 | 1:39,956 | 4,580 |
| South Africa | 10 | 1:5,417,770 | 150,016 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
Kaponda (947) may also be a first name.
Kaponda Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Kaponda is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a type of tobacco.
Kaponda Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kaponda Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kaponda is found most in Malawi. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Kaponda click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kaponda? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 26,484th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 358,568 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kaponda reside; 70 percent reside in Southern Africa and 70 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 262,555th most commonly used first name globally It is held by 947 people.
This last name is most frequently used in Malawi, where it is carried by 10,247 people, or 1 in 1,671. Besides Malawi Kaponda occurs in 17 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 23 percent reside and Zambia, where 13 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kapondah | 93 | 2 | / |
| Kapon'da | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kapanda | 86 | 14,025 | / |
| Kapunda | 86 | 4,091 | / |
| Kapondo | 86 | 3,325 | / |
| Kaponde | 86 | 348 | / |
| Kapondi | 86 | 13 | / |
| Caponda | 86 | 3 | / |
| Kaapanda | 80 | 476 | / |
| Khapondi | 80 | 169 | / |
| Capounda | 80 | 158 | / |
| Kaphanda | 80 | 104 | / |
| Kaupunda | 80 | 81 | / |
| Kapandaş | 80 | 43 | / |
| Kaphenda | 80 | 41 | / |
| Kapandap | 80 | 17 | / |
| Kapfunda | 80 | 13 | / |
| Kauponde | 80 | 6 | / |
| Kapanday | 80 | 6 | / |
| Kapandai | 80 | 2 | / |
| Khaponde | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kapandau | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kaipanda | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kouponda | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kapannda | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kapandas | 80 | 1 | / |
| Khaphondi | 75 | 45 | / |
| Kapandais | 75 | 21 | / |
| Kapande | 71 | 4,305 | / |
| Capanda | 71 | 3,213 | / |
| Caponde | 71 | 2,564 | / |
| Kapando | 71 | 499 | / |
| Kapundi | 71 | 289 | / |
| Kapandi | 71 | 271 | / |
| Kapundo | 71 | 52 | / |
| Kapunde | 71 | 39 | / |
| Kopanda | 71 | 34 | / |
| Kepanda | 71 | 27 | / |
| Capunda | 71 | 9 | / |
| Capondo | 71 | 4 | / |
| Khaphondee | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kopondo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kapfunde | 67 | 2,054 | / |
| Khapandi | 67 | 699 | / |
| Koipanda | 67 | 75 | / |
| Kaipande | 67 | 34 | / |
| Kopondou | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kapundhi | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kapfundi | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kapandey | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kapaundi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kapfundo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koupanda | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kadpande | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kapandis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kapandit | 67 | 1 | / |
| K'Opondo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Caspanda | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kapaande | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kappande | 67 | 1 | / |
| Capundas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Capaunda | 67 | 1 | / |
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