Kapung Surname

466,165th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 722 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Kapung Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kapung Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo6161:119,93413,059
Indonesia601:2,204,153134,948
Malaysia281:1,053,36546,873
Papua New Guinea161:509,60763,542
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959

Kapung (60) may also be a first name.

Kapung Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kapung is more commonly found in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kapung? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 466,165th most numerous surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 10,093,554 people. The last name Kapung occurs predominantly in Africa, where 85 percent of Kapung reside; 85 percent reside in Central Africa and 85 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Kapung is also the 1,270,172nd most numerous first name on earth It is held by 60 people.

Kapung is most prevalent in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 616 people, or 1 in 119,934. Not including The DR Congo Kapung is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 8 percent are found and Malaysia, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khapung92621/
Kapuung9236/
Kaupung924/
Kapoung922/
Kapungue8621/
Khaipung861/
Kopung83553/
Kapong83339/
Capung8344/
Kepung835/
Kapunc831/
Kapumg831/
Khauphung804/
Khaphueng801/
Kaphing77102/
Kaipong7776/
Keupung7764/
Cappung774/
Kabpong771/
Kaupong771/
Khapong771/
Kapoong771/
Khophung7130/
Kaiphong712/
Khaphong712/
Khepoung711/
Khoupung711/
Kuipoung711/
Keiphung711/
Kopong672,721/
Khophueng67412/
Capong6719/
Qepung679/
Kheypoung671/
Kapusinck671/

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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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  • 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 Kapung
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