Kwapa Surname
Approximately 1,112 people bear this surname
Kwapa Surname Definition:
Kwapa is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: armpit.
Kwapa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Botswana | 673 | 1:3,250 | 435 |
| South Africa | 313 | 1:173,092 | 19,160 |
| Uganda | 50 | 1:780,786 | 37,485 |
| DR Congo | 41 | 1:1,801,941 | 95,514 |
| Zimbabwe | 16 | 1:964,890 | 61,721 |
| Cameroon | 13 | 1:1,597,621 | 87,539 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kwapa (144) may also be a first name.
Kwapa Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Kwapa is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: armpit.
Kwapa Demographics
Average Kwapa Salary in
South Africa
R 105,900
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Kwapa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kwapa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kwapa occurs more in Botswana more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kwapa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 332,527th most prevalent last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 6,553,548 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Kwapa are found; 90 percent are found in Southern Africa and 90 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 769,375th most commonly held first name in the world, held by 144 people.
Kwapa is most commonly used in Botswana, where it is carried by 673 people, or 1 in 3,250. Barring Botswana this last name occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 28 percent live and Uganda, where 4 percent live.
Kwapa Last Name Statistics demography
Kwapa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 55.44% less than the national average, earning R 105,900 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kwaipa | 91 | 661 | / |
| Kwapha | 91 | 2 | / |
| Khwapa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kwatpa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kwatpha | 83 | 194 | / |
| Khwapha | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kwape | 80 | 1,045 | / |
| Kwapi | 80 | 732 | / |
| Kuapa | 80 | 83 | / |
| Gwapa | 80 | 71 | / |
| Kwepa | 80 | 38 | / |
| Kwapo | 80 | 22 | / |
| Kwapy | 80 | 22 | / |
| Kwopa | 80 | 3 | / |
| Kwahapai | 77 | 17 | / |
| Kwaipo | 73 | 82 | / |
| Kwapiś | 73 | 44 | / |
| Kgwapi | 73 | 39 | / |
| Kuapai | 73 | 28 | / |
| Kwaipe | 73 | 24 | / |
| Kwaspo | 73 | 14 | / |
| Kwatpo | 73 | 4 | / |
| Khwapo | 73 | 4 | / |
| Kwappe | 73 | 3 | / |
| Gwapha | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kwaphi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kuapat | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kuapha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwapii | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kwaper | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kuappa | 73 | 0 | / |
| Kwapich | 67 | 828 | / |
| Kwappet | 67 | 127 | / |
| Gwaipai | 67 | 30 | / |
| Kuaphat | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ngwapah | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kua'apa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kwatpet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuhapha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kgwaphi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwasphi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwapech | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
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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 Kwapa
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