Kapwepwe Surname

369,191st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 974 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Kapwepwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kapwepwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia6431:24,6502,629
DR Congo1301:568,30443,658
Malawi1051:163,03916,499
Tanzania841:630,25738,555
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
France11:66,422,722504,397
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Kapwepwe (53) may also be a first name.

Kapwepwe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kapwepwe occurs most in Zambia. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kapwepwe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 369,191st most frequently used surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,482,080 people. Kapwepwe is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kapwepwe are found; 78 percent are found in Southern Africa and 78 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Kapwepwe is also the 1,366,219th most commonly held first name on earth, borne by 53 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Zambia, where it is held by 643 people, or 1 in 24,650. In Zambia Kapwepwe is primarily found in: Copperbelt Province, where 23 percent reside, Northern Province, where 18 percent reside and Lusaka Province, where 16 percent reside. Besides Zambia this last name occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 13 percent reside and Malawi, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaphwephwe894/
Kabwepwe881/
Kapwepwa881/
Capwepwe881/
Kabwebwe753,534/
Kapwibwe7541/
Kapwipwi7510/
Kapuepue754/
Kapwaipwai671/
Capuepue6325/
Kabwebwa634/
Kabuebue502,269/
Kabwibwi50234/
Kabwibwa5034/
Kabbebbe507/
Kapuipui504/

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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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  • 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 Kapwepwe
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