Sapato Surname

124,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,678 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Angola
Highest density in:
Angola

Sapato Surname Definition:

Sapato is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: shoe.

Sapato Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Angola2,1691:12,4431,529
Zambia9831:16,1241,808
Kenya3191:144,76511,635
DR Congo1091:677,79449,381
Portugal281:372,08012,265
United States251:14,498,357517,445
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Zimbabwe31:5,146,080115,446
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Sapato (112) may also be a first name.

Sapato Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Sapato is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: shoe.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Sapato is a surname of the Luvale tribe, meaning: shoes.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Sapato Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sapato (Hindi: सपतो, Marathi: सापरा, Russian: Сапато) is found most in Angola. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sapato? popularity and diffusion

It is the 124,005th most frequently held surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 1,981,388 people. The last name Sapato is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Sapato reside; 86 percent reside in Southern Africa and 59 percent reside in Luso-Southern Africa. Sapato is also the 885,979th most common first name at a global level, held by 112 people.

The surname is most widespread in Angola, where it is carried by 2,169 people, or 1 in 12,443. Outside of Angola Sapato occurs in 20 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 27 percent reside and Kenya, where 9 percent reside.

Sapato Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Sapato has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 833 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sapato Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Sapato last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Sapato earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.85% more than the national average, earning $48,262 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sapatos92115/
Shapato925/
Sapatod925/
Sapatho924/
Sapatoz921/
Sapatou921/
Sapatoa920/
Shappato861/
Sapata832,790/
Sopato8325/
Sapoto8323/
Shapata77569/
Siapata77473/
Sappata77122/
Sapatta7729/
Sapatas7721/
Chapato7721/
Sapatau776/
Sapatad774/
Saipoto774/
Zapatto774/
Sapatap773/
Seapoto773/
Sopatto772/
Sapataa772/
Saapata772/
Saipata772/
Sapoito771/
Sapaita771/
Sapatah771/
Sapatat771/
Shapoto771/
Zappato771/
Saspata771/
Satpata771/
Sapatha771/
Sapauta771/
Saphoto771/
Sophatho7172/
Sapaitha717/
Chapatto715/
Sapatach713/
Chapatou711/
Saapataa711/
Saphatad711/
Sappatta711/
Shappata711/
Saaipata711/
Chapauto711/
Zapata67556,642/
Sopata671,248/
Sapota67602/
Sopoto6786/
Chapaatou6715/
Xapata676/
Sapatahas673/
Zapatá673/
Zopato672/
Zapoto671/
Sapahaita671/

Sapato Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sapato in the Marathi language
सापराsapara-
Sapato in the Hindi language
सपतोsapato80
सपातोsapato20
Sapato in the Russian language
Сапатоsapato-

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