Kapwan Surname
Approximately 28 people bear this surname
Kapwan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 26 | 1:313,604 | 42,091 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
Kapwan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kapwan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kapwan is more frequently found in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kapwan? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,730,171st most common last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 260,269,497 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 93 percent of Kapwan live; 93 percent live in Oceania Islands and 93 percent live in Papuan Oceania.
It is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 26 people, or 1 in 313,604. In Papua New Guinea Kapwan is mostly found in: East Sepik, where 100 percent live. Beside Papua New Guinea it exists in one country. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 7 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kapuan | 83 | 61 | / |
| Capwan | 83 | 4 | / |
| Kabwan | 83 | 3 | / |
| Kapwon | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kavwan | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kanpuan | 77 | 323 | / |
| Kampuan | 77 | 128 | / |
| Kaipuan | 77 | 3 | / |
| Kappuan | 77 | 3 | / |
| Kavwain | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kapwong | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kabwane | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kabwand | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khampuan | 71 | 616 | / |
| Kamphuan | 71 | 88 | / |
| Khabwang | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kabwaine | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kappuang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Capuan | 67 | 88 | / |
| Qabwan | 67 | 46 | / |
| Kapuanova | 67 | 11 | / |
| Kabuan | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kobwan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khappuang | 67 | 1 | / |
| Copwan | 67 | 0 | / |
| Capwon | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Kapwan
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