Kapwela Surname
Approximately 755 people bear this surname
Kapwela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 623 | 1:84,979 | 8,637 |
| Malawi | 105 | 1:163,039 | 16,499 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
Kapwela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kapwela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kapwela is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kapwela? popularity and diffusion
Kapwela is the 450,362nd most commonly occurring last name on earth, held by around 1 in 9,652,379 people. The last name Kapwela occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kapwela reside; 83 percent reside in East Africa and 83 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Kapwela is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 623 people, or 1 in 84,979. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Iringa Region, where 38 percent are found, Dodoma Region, where 24 percent are found and Mbeya Region, where 21 percent are found. Without taking into account Tanzania this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 14 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaphwela | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kabwela | 86 | 8,041 | / |
| Kapwele | 86 | 152 | / |
| Kapwila | 86 | 55 | / |
| Kapuela | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kapwelo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kapwala | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kavwela | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kapweele | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kampuela | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kompwela | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kapweiler | 75 | 2 | / |
| Kabuela | 71 | 800 | / |
| Kabwala | 71 | 445 | / |
| Kabwila | 71 | 341 | / |
| Kabwele | 71 | 331 | / |
| Kapuila | 71 | 212 | / |
| Kapwili | 71 | 57 | / |
| Kabwola | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kappweiler | 71 | 2 | / |
| Capuela | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kapuele | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kabwelo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kabweli | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kapwolo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kapuelo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kapuaala | 67 | 42 | / |
| Kabwalya | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kampuele | 67 | 4 | / |
| Khabwila | 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 Kapwela
- 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