Kasupa Surname

389,749th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 909 people bear this surname

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

Kasupa Surname Definition:

Kasupa is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a small calabash.

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Kasupa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo8211:89,98710,233
India441:17,433,304271,013
Zambia371:428,37620,573
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Kasupa (147) may also be a first name.

Kasupa Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Kasupa is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a small calabash.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

User-submitted Reference

Kasupa is surname from India. It has its origin in the Hindu religion and the Kuruba sub-caste. A majority of the families who bare the Kasupa surname live in Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka states in southern India.

Ka means 'kasturi'; su means 'sugandha'; and pa means 'parimala'. All these meanings reveal a Sanskrit language origin for the surname. In English, Kasupa means 'fragrant'. It comes from a medicated piece of plant named Kasturi.

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Kasupa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kasupa (Oriya: କସୁପା) is found in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kasupa? popularity and diffusion

Kasupa is the 389,749th most frequent surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,017,102 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 95 percent of Kasupa are found; 90 percent are found in Central Africa and 90 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 760,591st most prevalent first name in the world It is held by 147 people.

The last name Kasupa is most commonly held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 821 people, or 1 in 89,987. Without taking into account The DR Congo Kasupa is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in India, where 5 percent are found and Zambia, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kashupa9279/
Kasupea926/
Kasupha924/
Kassupa921/
Katsoupa8619/
Keatsupa861/
Casupa831,421/
Kasupi83856/
Kasupe83636/
Kosupa8325/
Kacupa833/
Kajupa831/
Katsoupas8040/
Kaisupy771,283/
Kashipa77238/
Kashupi77136/
Kaisupi77127/
Kaciupa77123/
Kasipah77118/
Cassupa77117/
Casupas77106/
Kaçupaj7757/
Kaysupi7746/
Kacupaj7735/
Katsupi772/
Kessupa771/
Kaziupa771/
Katsoupi7136/
Khasipah7112/
Katsupiy718/
Kajudpai715/
Kashippa715/
Koshupap712/
Khashipa711/
Kashipha711/
Katsuper711/
Katchupa711/
Katsoupis67128/
Kozupa67110/
Casupo6768/
Kaçupi6733/
Kojupa6714/
Cazupa676/
Kaxupi675/
Cacupa673/
Khotsupha671/
Kajutphai671/
Cosupa671/
Casupá671/
Katchuppa671/

Kasupa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kasupa in the Oriya language
କସୁପାkasupa-

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