Kupenga Surname

1,315,412th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 171 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Kupenga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kupenga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe891:173,46321,090
New Zealand301:150,94417,319
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Solomon Islands171:34,1196,789
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086

Kupenga (18) may also be a first name.

Kupenga Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kupenga is held by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kupenga? popularity and diffusion

Kupenga is the 1,315,412th most numerous surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 42,617,228 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 68 percent of Kupenga are found; 53 percent are found in Southern Africa and 53 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Kupenga is also the 2,608,198th most commonly used first name at a global level, borne by 18 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 89 people, or 1 in 173,463. In Zimbabwe it is primarily found in: Manicaland Province, where 26 percent reside, Masvingo Province, where 22 percent reside and Midlands Province, where 22 percent reside. Not including Zimbabwe this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also found in New Zealand, where 18 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 16 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaupenga9313/
Keupenga931/
Kupena9220/
Kupnga928/
Kupengauz886/
Kipenga86110/
Koupena8688/
Kupeuna8643/
Kuppena8631/
Kupengo8612/
Kupinga865/
Kaupena861/
Kaupenas803/
Kupina771,768/
Kupyna771,223/
Kipnga776/
Kupeno772/
Kaupenger751/
Kuppenger750/
Kipinga711,053/
Kuppina71253/
Caupena7140/
Kipengo7136/
Kaupina7114/
Koupená7112/
Kupinas715/
Kupemha711/
Kupynas711/
Kubpina711/
Kupainay6713/
Koupinas675/
Kupahyna672/
Kaupinas672/
Koupenou671/
Koupenos671/
Kushpina671/
Kuppingi671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Kupenga
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