Kapurwa Surname
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
Kapurwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 12 | 1:4,411,801 | 54,433 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Kapurwa (268) may also be a first name.
Kapurwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kapurwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kapurwa is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kapurwa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 4,772,636th most numerous last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 82 percent of Kapurwa are found; 76 percent are found in East Africa and 76 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Kapurwa is also the 543,171st most widespread first name on earth, held by 268 people.
It is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 4,411,801. In Tanzania Kapurwa is primarily found in: Manyara Region, where 75 percent live, Arusha Region, where 8 percent live and Dodoma Region, where 8 percent live. Not including Tanzania Kapurwa exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in India, where 18 percent live and Botswana, where 6 percent live.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Kapurwa
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