Kapwaye Surname
Approximately 447 people bear this surname
Kapwaye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 445 | 1:166,022 | 17,095 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Kapwaye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kapwaye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kapwaye is more commonly found in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kapwaye? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kapwaye is the 669,375th most frequently held family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 16,303,235 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kapwaye are found; 100 percent are found in Central Africa and 100 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.
The surname Kapwaye is most frequent in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 445 people, or 1 in 166,022. Barring The DR Congo this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent live and Zambia, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kampwaye | 93 | 4 | / |
| Kapway | 92 | 27 | / |
| Kapwaya | 86 | 1,025 | / |
| Kapwayi | 86 | 48 | / |
| Kabwaye | 86 | 4 | / |
| Kapweye | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kaphway | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kabway | 77 | 82 | / |
| Kapwai | 77 | 8 | / |
| Capway | 77 | 0 | / |
| Kapweya | 71 | 641 | / |
| Kabwaya | 71 | 627 | / |
| Kabwayi | 71 | 548 | / |
| Kapuayi | 71 | 48 | / |
| Kapuaya | 71 | 34 | / |
| Kaipwai | 71 | 7 | / |
| Kapwija | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kavwayi | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kabwiye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kapwiya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kampwai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kaivway | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kapwoya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kapwoua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kapwaia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kabwayo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kaphwiyo | 67 | 579 | / |
| Khabwayi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kabwuaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khapwoya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kopuayep | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kampweya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kampuaya | 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
- 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 Kapwaye
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis