Kapyanga Surname
Approximately 377 people bear this surname
Kapyanga Surname Definition:
Kapyanga is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: one who sweeps.
Kapyanga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 340 | 1:50,350 | 7,017 |
| Uganda | 20 | 1:1,951,964 | 63,898 |
| Tanzania | 15 | 1:3,529,441 | 50,903 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Kapyanga Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Kapyanga is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: one who sweeps.
Kapyanga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kapyanga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kapyanga occurs more in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Kapyanga.
How Common Is The Last Name Kapyanga? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 758,524th most widely held family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 19,330,361 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kapyanga reside; 90 percent reside in Southern Africa and 90 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
This last name is most commonly held in Malawi, where it is carried by 340 people, or 1 in 50,350. Not including Malawi it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 5 percent live and Tanzania, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kapyangha | 94 | 15 | / |
| Kapyana | 93 | 89 | / |
| Kapyango | 88 | 89 | / |
| Kapianga | 88 | 50 | / |
| Kapiana | 80 | 50 | / |
| Kapyano | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kapyongo | 75 | 35 | / |
| Kgopyana | 75 | 28 | / |
| Capianga | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kapijana | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kapiangee | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kapiago | 67 | 38 | / |
| Kopjana | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kapiano | 67 | 1 | / |
| Capiagay | 63 | 6 | / |
| Kapiongo | 63 | 1 | / |
| Cappiana | 63 | 0 | / |
| Kopujianah | 56 | 4 | / |
| Kapiogo | 53 | 29 | / |
| Copiana | 53 | 4 | / |
| Capiano | 53 | 2 | / |
| Kopiaga | 53 | 1 | / |
| Kapeogo | 53 | 1 | / |
| Kopeyogo | 50 | 4 | / |
| Koppiano | 50 | 1 | / |
| Capayona | 50 | 1 | / |
| Cophiana | 50 | 0 | / |
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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
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kapyanga
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