Kaponde Surname

804,502nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 348 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Kaponde Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kaponde Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia2311:68,6146,028
DR Congo1031:717,27751,618
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Zimbabwe31:5,146,080115,446
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144

Kaponde (62) may also be a first name.

Kaponde Last Name Facts

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

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

How Common Is The Last Name Kaponde? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kaponde is the 804,502nd most frequently used last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 20,941,224 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kaponde live; 68 percent live in Southern Africa and 68 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,246,114th most frequently occurring forename internationally. It is borne by 62 people.

The last name Kaponde is most frequently used in Zambia, where it is carried by 231 people, or 1 in 68,614. In Zambia Kaponde is most common in: Western Province, where 39 percent reside, Central Province, where 25 percent reside and Copperbelt Province, where 20 percent reside. Beside Zambia Kaponde is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 30 percent reside and Ghana, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kauponde936/
Khaponde932/
Kaponda8620,324/
Kapande864,305/
Caponde862,564/
Kapunde8639/
Kapondi8613/
Khaphondee822/
Kapfunde802,054/
Khapondi80169/
Kaipande8034/
Kapandey803/
Kapaande801/
Kadpande801/
Kapon'da801/
Kaphende801/
Kappande801/
Khaphondi7545/
Kapanda7114,025/
Kapunda714,091/
Kapundi71289/
Kapandi71271/
Kopande719/
Caponda713/
Capande711/
Kepande711/
Kapatendei711/
Khapandi67699/
Kaapanda67476/
Capounda67158/
Kaphanda67104/
Kaupunda6781/
Kapfunda6713/
Capaunde678/
Kapundhi678/
Kapfundi677/
Kapanday676/
Kapaundi673/
Kapandai672/
Kaipanda671/
Kapandit671/
Kapandis671/
Kapannda671/
Kouponda671/

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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
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  • 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 Kaponde
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