Kapuki Surname

2,312,869th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 68 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kapuki Surname Definition:

Kapuki is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: small stream.

Kapuki Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Papua New Guinea301:271,79136,992
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
France11:66,422,722504,397
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Kapuki Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Kapuki is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: small stream.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Kapuki Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kapuki is carried by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Kapuki.

How Common Is The Last Name Kapuki? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kapuki is the 2,312,869th most numerous family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 107,169,793 people. Kapuki occurs mostly in Africa, where 50 percent of Kapuki live; 50 percent live in Central Africa and 50 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

The surname is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 34 people, or 1 in 2,172,929. Barring The DR Congo this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 44 percent reside and The United States, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kapukio9233/
Kapucki9212/
Kapukui928/
Kapouki924/
Kapukai923/
Kapuski921/
Kapuckis863/
Kapuekie861/
Kaupuiki861/
Kapuka833,083/
Kapiki83197/
Kapoki83119/
Kapuqi8337/
Kapuke835/
Kepuki831/
Kaphuka772,619/
Kapauka77157/
Kapicki77151/
Kapukha77102/
Kapusky779/
Kapuzky779/
Capuski779/
Kapikei775/
Kaipuke775/
Kapueke774/
Kapukyo773/
Kapucka772/
Kapuike772/
Kapikyi771/
Kapouke771/
Kopouki771/
Kapu'ka771/
Kopuski770/
Kapukaya711,596/
Kopoukis7121/
Kappuchi715/
Kapoka671,019/
Kapoke67112/
Capuka6759/
Kapike6737/
Capuke6725/
Kopuka678/
Kopiki674/
Kapuca673/
Kopoki673/
Koupoukis672/
Qapuka671/
Kapuce671/

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Footnotes

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