Kapulwa Surname

460,648th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 733 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Namibia

Kapulwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Kapulwa Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania5151:102,79910,054
Namibia1431:16,8493,005
Zambia541:293,51716,670
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665

Kapulwa (12) may also be a first name.

Kapulwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kapulwa is most common in Tanzania. It may appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Kapulwa.

How Common Is The Last Name Kapulwa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 460,648th most frequently held last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 9,942,082 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kapulwa are found; 70 percent are found in East Africa and 70 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Kapulwa is also the 3,306,491st most numerous given name at a global level, borne by 12 people.

It is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 515 people, or 1 in 102,799. In Tanzania Kapulwa is most frequent in: Dodoma Region, where 62 percent reside, Morogoro Region, where 36 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 1 percent reside. Not including Tanzania Kapulwa occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Namibia, where 20 percent reside and Zambia, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kapolwa86266/
Kapulwe8676/
Kapulua868/
Kopulwad801/
Kaputlwo801/
Kapuluayi75164/
Kopolwa7130/
Kapolwe713/
Kapolwo711/
Kapilvai675/

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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 Kapulwa
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