Kupewa Surname

1,710,039th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 114 people bear this surname

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

Kupewa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kupewa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1031:717,27751,618
Tanzania111:4,812,87455,358

Kupewa (28) may also be a first name.

Kupewa Last Name Facts

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

Kupewa occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Kupewa.

How Common Is The Last Name Kupewa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,710,039th most commonly used surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 63,925,841 people. Kupewa is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kupewa live; 90 percent live in Central Africa and 90 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,994,417th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 28 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 103 people, or 1 in 717,277. Apart from The DR Congo this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Tanzania, where 10 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kupaewa925/
Kupehwa921/
Kupiwa8386/
Kupawa8310/
Kupeva837/
Kipewa834/
Kupaeva77876/
Kupeeva77643/
Kupieva7734/
Kupawau773/
Keupiwa771/
Kuppeeva7146/
Kuypieva717/
Khupieva716/
Kuppieva712/
Kuppaeva711/
Kuphiswa711/
Koupaeva711/
Kupfeeva711/
Khupeeva711/
Kaupaeva711/
Kupava67789/
Kipawa67771/
Khuppeeva6726/
Kupavo6715/
Khuppieva6710/
Kupawo675/
Cupeva671/
Kupiva671/

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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 Kupewa
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