Kashapa Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Kashapa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kashapa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia61:2,641,65434,188
England21:27,859,030389,889
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Kashapa (73) may also be a first name.

Kashapa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kashapa (Marathi: काशापा) is found in Zambia more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Kashapa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kashapa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kashapa is the 5,812,366th most frequently occurring surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. The last name Kashapa occurs mostly in Africa, where 64 percent of Kashapa reside; 55 percent reside in Southern Africa and 55 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,134,117th most frequently held given name globally, borne by 73 people.

Kashapa is most commonly used in Zambia, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 2,641,654. In Zambia it is mostly found in: Northern Province, where 67 percent reside, Central Province, where 17 percent reside and Muchinga Province, where 17 percent reside. Without taking into account Zambia this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 18 percent reside and India, where 18 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kashapa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kashapa in the Marathi language
काशापाkasapa65.84
काशपाkasapa28.57
काशापाापाkasapaapa1.86
कशापाkasapa1.24
बसापाbasapa1.24
कशपाkasapa0.62
कलपाkalapa0.62

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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 Kashapa
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