Kapya Surname

8,729th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 65,111 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Kapya Surname Definition:

Kapya is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: older twin.

Kapya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo64,9541:1,13799
Papua New Guinea621:131,51218,033
Cameroon541:384,61233,542
Tanzania181:2,941,20149,497
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
India51:153,413,076951,030
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Kapya (3,704) may also be a first name.

Kapya Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Kapya is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: older twin.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Kapya is a surname of the Luvale tribe, meaning: younger twin.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Kapya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kapya (Hindi: कप्या) occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kapya? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,729th most common family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 111,925 people. The surname Kapya occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kapya live; 100 percent live in Central Africa and 100 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 115,853rd most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, held by 3,704 people.

It is most widespread in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 64,954 people, or 1 in 1,137. Barring The DR Congo this surname occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 0 percent live and Cameroon, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaipya9149/
Kapyah9116/
Kappya915/
Kapyap912/
Kaupya911/
Kapaiya839/
Kapaaya839/
Kapeiya835/
Kapayya835/
Kashpya832/
Kaspyap831/
Kapejya831/
Kapoiya831/
Kapia807,568/
Kopya80231/
Kapyo80203/
Kepya80124/
Kapja8066/
Capya802/
Kapiha73424/
Kaipia73208/
Kaupia73104/
Kapiah7374/
Kapija7325/
Kapiaš7322/
Kappia7318/
Kaphia7311/
Kaapyo735/
Kopyha734/
Kapjai734/
Kappea733/
Khapia733/
Kapeha731/
Kapyoh731/
Kapiaś731/
Kappiah67353/
Kahapea67121/
Khapiah6779/
Kepaiya6758/
Kopaiya6734/
Kaphioa6728/
Kapugia6726/
Kapijas6724/
Kapejia6721/
Kepeuya672/
Kaupiah671/
Capaaya671/
Kauppia671/
Kapiahe671/
Kopayya671/
Kaipeah671/
Kepayia671/
Khapeoa671/
Khapioa671/
Kahapia671/
Kapaayo671/
Kapogia671/
Kapiasz671/
Kapyouo671/
Kapujja671/
Kopyhai671/
Khapija671/

Kapya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kapya in the Hindi language
कप्याkapya50
काप्याkapya25
कप्यााkapyaa25

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