Kapua Surname

240,653rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,662 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Tuvalu

Kapua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kapua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,0961:42,1354,404
Papua New Guinea1961:41,6015,072
United States931:3,897,408212,857
New Zealand781:58,0559,120
Solomon Islands721:8,0561,292
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
India271:28,409,829361,298
Nigeria251:7,085,710162,099
Australia201:1,349,78570,688
Ukraine91:5,058,077228,455
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Tuvalu41:2,79736
Nauru31:3,960383
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Kapua (514) may also be a first name.

Kapua Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kapua (Hindi: कपुआ, Oriya: କାପୁଆ, Russian: Капуа) occurs most in Kenya. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Kapua click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kapua? popularity and diffusion

It is the 240,653rd most widely held surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 4,384,805 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 70 percent of Kapua live; 66 percent live in East Africa and 65 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Kapua is also the 372,822nd most widely held first name worldwide It is held by 514 people.

The surname is most common in Kenya, where it is carried by 1,096 people, or 1 in 42,135. In Kenya Kapua is mostly found in: Turkana County, where 83 percent reside, Samburu County, where 16 percent reside and Laikipia County, where 1 percent reside. Excluding Kenya this surname is found in 13 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 12 percent reside and The United States, where 6 percent reside.

Kapua Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Kapua surname are 10.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 64% being registered to vote for the political party.

Kapua earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 18.41% less than the national average, earning $35,207 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kampua9192/
Kaipua9163/
Khapua9120/
Kapuae911/
Kapfua911/
Kahpua911/
Kapuayi8348/
Khampua834/
Capua806,000/
Kabua802,605/
Kapwa80957/
Kopua80130/
Kepua8031/
Kapuo801/
Khamphua774/
Keabua7348/
Cappua7338/
Kapway7327/
Kaibua7320/
Capuay7315/
Kaebua7313/
Kaabua7311/
Campua7310/
Kapwai738/
Kampuo734/
Khabua734/
Kabuae734/
Kaubua732/
Kapwou732/
Koppua731/
Kaubba731/
Katbua731/
Kauvwa731/
Kanpuo731/
Konpua731/
Kapwap731/
Kahbua731/
Kabuaa731/
Kabuah731/
Kuipua731/
Khamphuea7171/
Khatbua6770/
Kabuhat6747/
Kapwach6721/
Kaipwai677/
Kabouha674/
Khaibua674/
Kabuhay672/
Kahavua671/
Campuay671/
Kavuayi671/
Khapwah671/
Cappuas671/
Kampwai671/

Kapua Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kapua in the Hindi language
कपुआkapu'a-
Kapua in the Oriya language
କାପୁଆkapu'a-
Kapua in the Russian language
Капуаkapua-

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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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  • 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 Kapua
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