Kapuka Surname

144,154th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,083 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Namibia

Kapuka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kapuka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia1,0921:14,5151,661
DR Congo7661:96,44910,884
Namibia7241:3,328576
Zimbabwe2151:71,80610,660
Ukraine1441:316,13039,949
Indonesia751:1,763,323114,023
Papua New Guinea191:429,14355,452
India141:54,790,384527,769
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
England21:27,859,030389,889
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
France11:66,422,722504,397
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Kapuka (211) may also be a first name.

Kapuka Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kapuka (Russian: Капука) occurs in Zambia more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kapuka? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 144,154th most commonly occurring family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 2,363,784 people. The last name Kapuka occurs mostly in Africa, where 91 percent of Kapuka are found; 66 percent are found in Southern Africa and 66 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Kapuka is also the 622,565th most commonly held first name internationally, borne by 211 people.

Kapuka is most commonly held in Zambia, where it is carried by 1,092 people, or 1 in 14,515. In Zambia Kapuka is most prevalent in: Copperbelt Province, where 26 percent reside, Lusaka Province, where 20 percent reside and Luapula Province, where 18 percent reside. Not including Zambia this last name occurs in 18 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 25 percent reside and Namibia, where 23 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaphuka922,619/
Kapauka92157/
Kapukha92102/
Kapueka9221/
Kapukai923/
Kapucka922/
Kapu'ka921/
Kapukaya861,596/
Kappukad869/
Kapushka867/
Khapuska862/
Kapika832,891/
Kapoka831,019/
Kapuki8368/
Capuka8359/
Kapuko8328/
Kopuka838/
Kapuke835/
Kapuca833/
Qapuka831/
Kappukatt8012/
Kaphika77500/
Kapicka77103/
Kaipuko7765/
Caphuka7752/
Capuska7741/
Kapukio7733/
Kaipika7721/
Kapucki7712/
Kapusky779/
Kapuzky779/
Kapukui778/
Kapfuko777/
Kapusca776/
Kaipuke775/
Kapouki774/
Kopouka774/
Kapikau773/
Kapukyo773/
Kapusko772/
Kapuike772/
Kapauko771/
Kapouke771/
Kapukou771/
Qaphuka771/
Kapuski771/
Kaphoka771/
Kopukha771/
Koppuka771/
Kaputko771/
Kapieka771/
Kapukotowa751/
Kapuckis713/
Kaypikay713/
Kaupuiki711/
Kapica676,511/
Kapoko672,798/
Capuca672,184/
Kapoki67119/
Kapoke67112/
Kapiko6790/
Kapuqi6737/
Capuko6732/
Capuke6725/
Kopuko6718/
Kapuco671/
Kapoca671/
Kapuce671/

Kapuka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kapuka in the Russian language
Капукаkapuka-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kapuka
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