Kaputula Surname

44,343rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,711 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Kaputula Surname Definition:

Kaputula is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: judge. The person who brings closure in a dispute by passing quick and fair judgement.

Kaputula Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia10,7671:1,472204
DR Congo9241:79,9569,244
Zimbabwe151:1,029,21663,831
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Kaputula (337) may also be a first name.

Kaputula Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Kaputula is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: judge. The person who brings closure in a dispute by passing quick and fair judgement.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Kaputula Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kaputula is found most in Zambia. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kaputula? popularity and diffusion

Kaputula is the 44,343rd most prevalent family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 622,282 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kaputula live; 92 percent live in Southern Africa and 92 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Kaputula is also the 476,238th most numerous first name world-wide. It is borne by 337 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Zambia, where it is carried by 10,767 people, or 1 in 1,472. In Zambia Kaputula is most frequent in: Copperbelt Province, where 28 percent live, North-Western Province, where 21 percent live and Central Province, where 19 percent live. Outside of Zambia this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 8 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaputulla941/
Kapitula88778/
Kaputola8828/
Kaputulo8816/
Kapotula881/
Capputula821/
Kaphithula781/
Kapituła75298/
Kaputolo75158/
Kapotola7575/
Capitula7548/
Kapitila752/
Kapitulo751/
Kopitula751/
Capitulla711/
Capitulo632,063/
Kapotolo63138/
Kapotole636/
Caputilo631/
Capotolla591/
D'Capitulo561/

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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 Kaputula
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