Kapotwe Surname
Approximately 6,157 people bear this surname
Kapotwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 3,486 | 1:4,547 | 553 |
| DR Congo | 2,476 | 1:29,838 | 3,738 |
| Malawi | 131 | 1:130,680 | 14,293 |
| Zimbabwe | 41 | 1:376,542 | 34,729 |
| England | 17 | 1:3,277,533 | 109,658 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Kapotwe (343) may also be a first name.
Kapotwe Demographics
Average Kapotwe Salary in
South Africa
R 288,744
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Kapotwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kapotwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kapotwe is borne by more people in Zambia than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Kapotwe click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kapotwe? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 79,251st most frequently used family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,183,620 people. The last name Kapotwe occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kapotwe live; 59 percent live in Southern Africa and 59 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Kapotwe is also the 471,283rd most widespread given name at a global level, held by 343 people.
The surname Kapotwe is most widespread in Zambia, where it is carried by 3,486 people, or 1 in 4,547. In Zambia it is mostly found in: Copperbelt Province, where 26 percent are found, Central Province, where 19 percent are found and Luapula Province, where 17 percent are found. Aside from Zambia this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 40 percent are found and Malawi, where 2 percent are found.
Kapotwe Last Name Statistics demography
Kapotwe earn notably more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 21.51% more than the national average, earning R 288,744 per year.
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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 Kapotwe
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