Kapuru Surname

806,178th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 347 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kapuru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kapuru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda941:415,31125,587
Indonesia551:2,404,531143,692
Kenya551:839,63532,298
Zimbabwe441:350,86933,247
India321:23,970,793327,222
Papua New Guinea321:254,80434,943
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646

Kapuru (339) may also be a first name.

Kapuru Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kapuru (Bengali: কপুরু, Hindi: कपूरु, Oriya: କପୁରୁ) is most common in Uganda. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kapuru? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 806,178th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 21,001,573 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 65 percent of Kapuru are found; 44 percent are found in East Africa and 44 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Kapuru is also the 474,488th most widespread first name world-wide, held by 339 people.

Kapuru is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is carried by 94 people, or 1 in 415,311. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Kasese District, where 93 percent reside, Hoima District, where 1 percent reside and Kyenjojo District, where 1 percent reside. Other than Uganda it exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 16 percent reside and Kenya, where 16 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kapurou9221/
Kappuru925/
Kadpuru923/
Kapuuru921/
Kaupuru921/
Kaspuru921/
Kaputru921/
Kapouru921/
Katpurut8621/
Kapourou865/
Kopuru83907/
Kapiru8350/
Kepuru834/
Kaporu832/
Koppuru7784/
Kuipuru7733/
Kopuuru777/
Kapooru776/
Capurru771/
Kopouru771/
Cheapuru714/
Kappooru712/
Copuru671/
Koporu671/
Koporui6212/
Kopooru627/
Capuroo623/
Kopuroo621/
Kopporu621/
Cheipuru571/
Coupuraud531/

Kapuru Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kapuru in the Bengali language
কপুরুkapuru-
Kapuru in the Oriya language
କପୁରୁkapuru60
କାପୁରୁkapuru30
କପୁରkapura10
Kapuru in the Hindi language
कपूरुkapuru50
कपुरूkapuru50

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