Kwapa Surname

332,527th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,112 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Botswana
Highest density in:
Botswana

Kwapa Surname Definition:

Kwapa is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: armpit.

Kwapa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Botswana6731:3,250435
South Africa3131:173,09219,160
Uganda501:780,78637,485
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Zimbabwe161:964,89061,721
Cameroon131:1,597,62187,539
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

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.

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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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kwaipa91661/
Kwapha912/
Khwapa911/
Kwatpa911/
Kwatpha83194/
Khwapha831/
Kwape801,045/
Kwapi80732/
Kuapa8083/
Gwapa8071/
Kwepa8038/
Kwapo8022/
Kwapy8022/
Kwopa803/
Kwahapai7717/
Kwaipo7382/
Kwapiś7344/
Kgwapi7339/
Kuapai7328/
Kwaipe7324/
Kwaspo7314/
Kwatpo734/
Khwapo734/
Kwappe733/
Gwapha732/
Kwaphi731/
Kuapat731/
Kuapha731/
Kwapii731/
Kwaper731/
Kuappa730/
Kwapich67828/
Kwappet67127/
Gwaipai6730/
Kuaphat674/
Ngwapah674/
Kua'apa672/
Kwatpet671/
Kuhapha671/
Kgwaphi671/
Kwasphi671/
Kwapech671/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kwapa
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