Kapuwa Surname
Approximately 406 people bear this surname
Kapuwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 185 | 1:399,349 | 33,942 |
| Zambia | 139 | 1:114,028 | 8,832 |
| Nigeria | 59 | 1:3,002,420 | 93,371 |
| Zimbabwe | 7 | 1:2,205,463 | 97,905 |
| Liberia | 6 | 1:734,756 | 29,369 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kapuwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kapuwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kapuwa occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kapuwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 718,674th most prevalent surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 17,949,620 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Kapuwa reside; 46 percent reside in Central Africa and 46 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.
The last name is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 185 people, or 1 in 399,349. Barring The DR Congo Kapuwa occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 34 percent reside and Nigeria, where 15 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kapfuwa | 92 | 89 | / |
| Kapuwai | 92 | 26 | / |
| Khapuwa | 92 | 20 | / |
| Kaphuwa | 92 | 17 | / |
| Kapeuwa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kapuwha | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kaapuwai | 86 | 8 | / |
| Kapuwe | 83 | 419 | / |
| Kapuwo | 83 | 77 | / |
| Kapiwa | 83 | 16 | / |
| Capuwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kapubau | 77 | 50 | / |
| Kaphiwa | 77 | 15 | / |
| Kapowai | 77 | 10 | / |
| Kapiewa | 77 | 10 | / |
| Kapfuwe | 77 | 8 | / |
| Khapiwa | 77 | 8 | / |
| Kapfuva | 77 | 7 | / |
| Kapuvai | 77 | 6 | / |
| Kapuvad | 77 | 5 | / |
| Kepuwai | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kapuswe | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kapouwo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kapuiva | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kapubah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khaphiwa | 71 | 16 | / |
| Khapueva | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kapouwou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kopiwa | 67 | 33 | / |
| Kapowe | 67 | 13 | / |
| Kapiva | 67 | 10 | / |
| Kapowo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kapowi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kapiwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kapuvi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kepiwa | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Kapuwa
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