Kapungu Surname

52,010th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,846 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kapungu Surname Definition:

Kapungu is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: eagle.

Kapungu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania6,2031:8,5351,123
DR Congo1,7241:42,8545,224
Zambia9311:17,0251,911
Zimbabwe8821:17,5042,556
Indonesia421:3,148,790173,812
Belgium161:718,54060,840
England131:4,286,005132,302
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259

Kapungu (175) may also be a first name.

Kapungu Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Kapungu is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: eagle.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Kapungu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kapungu occurs most in Tanzania. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Kapungu.

How Common Is The Last Name Kapungu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 52,010th most commonly held family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 740,153 people. The surname Kapungu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kapungu live; 63 percent live in East Africa and 63 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Kapungu is also the 690,096th most frequently used first name on earth, held by 175 people.

Kapungu is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is held by 6,203 people, or 1 in 8,535. In Tanzania Kapungu is most frequent in: Songwe Region, where 29 percent live, Mbeya Region, where 15 percent live and Lindi Region, where 14 percent live. Barring Tanzania it occurs in 14 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 18 percent live and Zambia, where 9 percent live.

Kapungu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kapungu last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered with the party.

Kapungu earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 36.27% less than the national average, earning $27,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaphungu9348/
Kapfungu934/
Kapungus931/
Kapung'u931/
Kapugu92689/
Kapunu9299/
Kapongu86265/
Kapughu8648/
Kapuguh869/
Kapugau862/
Kepungu861/
Capunu772/
Kopugu771/
Kopugau7112/
Kkapogu711/
Kajpogu711/
Koupougou6361/
Koupongou631/
Kaponu621/

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