Sakapu Surname
Approximately 83 people bear this surname
Sakapu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 56 | 1:283,034 | 16,318 |
| Papua New Guinea | 27 | 1:301,990 | 40,635 |
Sakapu (17) may also be a first name.
Sakapu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sakapu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sakapu occurs more in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Sakapu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sakapu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,061,309th most prevalent surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 87,801,758 people. Sakapu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 67 percent of Sakapu live; 67 percent live in Southern Africa and 67 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Sakapu is also the 2,694,839th most frequently used given name worldwide, held by 17 people.
The last name Sakapu is most prevalent in Zambia, where it is borne by 56 people, or 1 in 283,034. In Zambia it is most prevalent in: North-Western Province, where 41 percent are found, Lusaka Province, where 34 percent are found and Copperbelt Province, where 25 percent are found. Excluding Zambia this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 33 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sakapau | 92 | 1 | / |
| Saikapu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Sakkaput | 86 | 1 | / |
| Jakapu | 83 | 13 | / |
| Cakapu | 83 | 3 | / |
| Sacapu | 83 | 3 | / |
| Sakopu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Sekapu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Jakkapu | 77 | 349 | / |
| Sekhapu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Sokaphu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sokkapu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chakkapu | 71 | 10 | / |
| Jakkaapu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sakhephu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zacapu | 67 | 108 | / |
| Zakopu | 67 | 8 | / |
| Sekhaphau | 67 | 6 | / |
| Socapu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sekepu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chakkaapu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jakopu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sheikappu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chakopu | 62 | 35 | / |
| Zacapou | 62 | 2 | / |
| Jacappu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Seykapoo | 57 | 14 | / |
| Chhokkapu | 53 | 3 | / |
| Chokkaapu | 53 | 3 | / |
| Chokaapuu | 53 | 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
- 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 Sakapu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis