Kapumba Surname

58,963rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,560 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Zambia

Kapumba Surname Definition:

Kapumba is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: beggar.

Kapumba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo5,8971:12,5281,567
Zambia2,4611:6,440777
Malawi1571:109,03912,664
Zimbabwe311:498,00841,116
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
England21:27,859,030389,889
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
France11:66,422,722504,397
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Kapumba (262) may also be a first name.

Kapumba Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Kapumba is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: beggar.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Kapumba is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: frekles.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Kapumba Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kapumba is found in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kapumba? popularity and diffusion

It is the 58,963rd most commonly held family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 851,349 people. The last name Kapumba occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kapumba live; 69 percent live in Central Africa and 69 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 549,774th most prevalent first name world-wide, held by 262 people.

The surname Kapumba is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 5,897 people, or 1 in 12,528. Not including The DR Congo this last name exists in 13 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 29 percent live and Malawi, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kapfumba9389/
Kaphumba9375/
Kapomba861,384/
Kapimba86542/
Kapumbe86256/
Capumba864/
Kopumba864/
Kapumbi862/
Kapumbo862/
Kapunba861/
Kapfumbe8010/
Kapfumbi8010/
Kapombe713,861/
Kapombo711,593/
Kapimbo714/
Kapombi712/
Kopomba711/
Capomba711/
Kopimba711/
Kapoombe6716/
Kaphombe674/
Kaphombo671/
Kaipombe671/
Capombo5736/
Capombe571/
Khopombi531/

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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 Kapumba
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