Kapuma Surname

341,803rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,074 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Kapuma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kapuma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi4971:34,4455,098
DR Congo3351:220,53621,570
Zambia1141:139,03410,179
Zimbabwe901:171,53620,949
Papua New Guinea211:388,27250,829
Namibia51:481,88011,140
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
England21:27,859,030389,889
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Kapuma (27) may also be a first name.

Kapuma Last Name Facts

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

Kapuma is found most frequently in Malawi. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kapuma? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 341,803rd most frequently used surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 6,785,425 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Kapuma are found; 66 percent are found in Southern Africa and 66 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Kapuma is also the 2,036,353rd most frequently held first name in the world It is held by 27 people.

The last name Kapuma is most frequent in Malawi, where it is held by 497 people, or 1 in 34,445. Outside of Malawi Kapuma occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 31 percent reside and Zambia, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kapumha92655/
Kapfuma9210/
Kapumau923/
Kapouma922/
Kapumai921/
Kapumma921/
Kapfumha862/
Kapoma833,947/
Capuma83913/
Kapumo83330/
Kapima83200/
Kapume83106/
Kapumi8315/
Kopuma8313/
Kauphusma801/
Kapfumo77181/
Kapimau77137/
Kapfume7713/
Kapumhe7712/
Kapomai779/
Kapomay773/
Kapimai772/
Capauma771/
Capuema771/
Kapfumi771/
Khopuma771/
Kaiphumi714/
Khapimai714/
Kaepimai713/
Kabpimai713/
Keatpume711/
Kaipimai711/
Kabpimay711/
Kopoumai711/
Kapfumhe711/
Kapome67222/
Kapomo67149/
Kapphimai6795/
Kapimo6771/
Khatphumi6761/
Kopumi6754/
Capumo6716/
Khaphimai679/
Kaephimai673/
Kapomi673/
Capima672/
Khaphimah671/
Kepima671/
Kopoma671/
Kabphimai671/
Kabphimay671/
Kaiphimai671/
Khaepimai671/

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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 Kapuma
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