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 surname Kasupa (Oriya: କସୁପା) is carried by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kasupa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 389,749th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 8,017,102 people. The last name Kasupa is mostly 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 frequently used first name in the world It is held by 147 people.

The last name Kasupa is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 821 people, or 1 in 89,987. Barring The DR Congo Kasupa is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in India, where 5 percent reside and Zambia, where 4 percent reside.

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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