Kaponde Surname
Approximately 348 people bear this surname
Kaponde Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 231 | 1:68,614 | 6,028 |
| DR Congo | 103 | 1:717,277 | 51,618 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| Zimbabwe | 3 | 1:5,146,080 | 115,446 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kauponde | 93 | 6 | / |
| Khaponde | 93 | 2 | / |
| Kaponda | 86 | 20,324 | / |
| Kapande | 86 | 4,305 | / |
| Caponde | 86 | 2,564 | / |
| Kapunde | 86 | 39 | / |
| Kapondi | 86 | 13 | / |
| Khaphondee | 82 | 2 | / |
| Kapfunde | 80 | 2,054 | / |
| Khapondi | 80 | 169 | / |
| Kaipande | 80 | 34 | / |
| Kapandey | 80 | 3 | / |
| Kapaande | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kadpande | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kapon'da | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kaphende | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kappande | 80 | 1 | / |
| Khaphondi | 75 | 45 | / |
| Kapanda | 71 | 14,025 | / |
| Kapunda | 71 | 4,091 | / |
| Kapundi | 71 | 289 | / |
| Kapandi | 71 | 271 | / |
| Kopande | 71 | 9 | / |
| Caponda | 71 | 3 | / |
| Capande | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kepande | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kapatendei | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khapandi | 67 | 699 | / |
| Kaapanda | 67 | 476 | / |
| Capounda | 67 | 158 | / |
| Kaphanda | 67 | 104 | / |
| Kaupunda | 67 | 81 | / |
| Kapfunda | 67 | 13 | / |
| Capaunde | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kapundhi | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kapfundi | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kapanday | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kapaundi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kapandai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kaipanda | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kapandit | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kapandis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kapannda | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kouponda | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Kaponde
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