Nkapa Surname

3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Nkapa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nkapa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Nkapa (20) may also be a first name.

Nkapa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nkapa occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Nkapa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkapa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,100,440th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 182,188,648 people. The last name Nkapa is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkapa are found; 60 percent are found in Southern Africa and 60 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most frequent forename throughout the world, borne by 20 people.

The last name Nkapa is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 4,167,516. In South Africa Nkapa is mostly concentrated in: North West, where 69 percent live, Gauteng, where 15 percent live and Free State, where 8 percent live. Apart from South Africa this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 20 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 18 percent live.

Nkapa Last Name Statistics demography

Nkapa earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 21.66% less than the national average, earning R 186,156 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngkapa913/
Nkapaa912/
Nkaapa912/
Nkgapha8318/
Nkhapha8316/
Ngkaapa838/
Nkopa80301/
Nkape80164/
Ncapa8061/
Nkapo8048/
Nkapi8034/
Nkepa802/
Ncapai731,829/
Nkapyi73148/
Ncapha73132/
Nkhape7339/
Nkgape7323/
Ncapay738/
Nkaphe737/
Nkapio734/
Ngkapo732/
Nqapha732/
Ncapau731/
Nkepau731/
Nkoopa731/
Nkapei731/
Nkappi731/
Nkappe731/
Nkapie731/
Nkapeh731/
Nkapit731/
Nhkapo731/
N'Kopa731/
Nqapai731/
Nkapop731/
N'Kaphaya711/
Nkhaphe67104/
Ncaphai6776/
Nqaphai6717/
Ngkaapi678/
Ncaphay672/
Ncapaai672/
Nkapfeu672/
Ngqapha671/
Nkapooh671/
Nkapith671/
Nkhapho671/
Ncapaha671/

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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
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  • 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 Nkapa
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