Kapwanga Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Namibia

Kapwanga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kapwanga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Namibia41:602,35012,421
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Kapwanga Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kapwanga occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kapwanga? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,730,171st most numerous surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kapwanga reside; 75 percent reside in Central Africa and 75 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

The last name is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 21 people, or 1 in 3,518,075. Other than The DR Congo Kapwanga occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Namibia, where 14 percent are found and Kenya, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kapwaga93897/
Kapwana9321/
Kabwanga885,684/
Kapuanga8855/
Kabwangha8212/
Khabwanga825/
Kabwangga821/
Kabwana802,920/
Kabwaga802/
Kabuanga7521,866/
Kabwango7589/
Kavuanga7521/
Kabwaana756/
Kebwanga754/
Kapwaino751/
Kabwange751/
Kabwanah751/
Kabwagha751/
Kabwanaa751/
Capwanna750/
Kabwangye716/
Kabuhanga712/
Kabuangha711/
Capuana67690/
Kabuana67114/
Kapuano6723/
Kabwoga673/
Kabwasingo672/
Kabwano671/
Kabwago671/
Kavvana671/

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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 Kapwanga
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