Chapa Surname
Approximately 55,461 people bear this surname
Chapa Surname Definition:
One noted for wearing an unusual cloak.
Comes from the Basque word "chapar" meaning a grove of evergreen oaks.
Read More About This SurnameChapa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 19,096 | 1:18,981 | 2,386 |
| Mexico | 14,058 | 1:8,830 | 959 |
| Bangladesh | 5,317 | 1:29,971 | 1,929 |
| India | 3,515 | 1:218,226 | 12,932 |
| Zambia | 3,097 | 1:5,118 | 623 |
| Tanzania | 2,239 | 1:23,645 | 2,906 |
| Peru | 1,978 | 1:16,069 | 2,014 |
| Ecuador | 1,322 | 1:12,032 | 1,918 |
| Argentina | 1,117 | 1:38,266 | 3,211 |
| Chile | 626 | 1:28,141 | 1,598 |
| Kenya | 509 | 1:90,727 | 8,151 |
| Spain | 506 | 1:92,395 | 7,710 |
| Sri Lanka | 292 | 1:71,262 | 7,441 |
| Philippines | 250 | 1:404,953 | 51,672 |
| Thailand | 196 | 1:360,400 | 63,106 |
| Russia | 178 | 1:809,680 | 66,288 |
| Ukraine | 139 | 1:327,501 | 41,158 |
| DR Congo | 137 | 1:539,267 | 42,095 |
| Malawi | 131 | 1:130,680 | 14,293 |
| Portugal | 123 | 1:84,701 | 4,225 |
| Nigeria | 112 | 1:1,581,632 | 59,341 |
| South Africa | 87 | 1:622,732 | 46,743 |
| France | 79 | 1:840,794 | 99,796 |
| Canada | 36 | 1:1,023,489 | 76,466 |
| Brazil | 32 | 1:6,689,823 | 158,565 |
| Niger | 28 | 1:685,429 | 16,503 |
| Solomon Islands | 27 | 1:21,483 | 4,219 |
| Zimbabwe | 26 | 1:593,778 | 45,605 |
| Afghanistan | 15 | 1:2,143,546 | 15,005 |
| England | 15 | 1:3,714,537 | 119,675 |
| Belarus | 14 | 1:678,647 | 56,781 |
| Belgium | 14 | 1:821,189 | 66,436 |
| Uganda | 13 | 1:3,003,021 | 81,551 |
| Indonesia | 13 | 1:10,173,015 | 372,576 |
| Pakistan | 10 | 1:17,864,388 | 68,137 |
| Moldova | 9 | 1:395,708 | 28,721 |
| Guam | 8 | 1:20,015 | 3,029 |
| Guatemala | 7 | 1:2,297,524 | 6,613 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| Greece | 5 | 1:2,215,958 | 91,893 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Gabon | 4 | 1:472,298 | 3,618 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Bulgaria | 3 | 1:2,326,302 | 54,089 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Transnistria | 3 | 1:158,233 | 13,093 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 197 | 1:254,917 | 21,039 |
The alternate forms: Chápa (1) are calculated separately.
Chapa (11,367) may also be a first name.
Chapa Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
One noted for wearing an unusual cloak.
Comes from the Basque word "chapar" meaning a grove of evergreen oaks.
User-submitted Reference
The Chapa surname means 'plate' in Spanish. It could be used for people who manufactured or sold metallic plates.
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Chapa Religious Adherence
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Chapa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chapa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chapa (Bengali: চাপা, Hindi: चापा, Marathi: चापा, Oriya: ଚାପା, Russian: Чапа, Tibetan: ལྕམ་པ་) is most common in The United States. It may appear as: Chápa. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chapa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 10,150th most common family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 131,399 people. Chapa is predominantly found in The Americas, where 66 percent of Chapa reside; 57 percent reside in North America and 31 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 56,208th most frequent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 11,367 people.
The surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 19,096 people, or 1 in 18,981. In The United States Chapa is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 77 percent reside, Illinois, where 2 percent reside and Michigan, where 1 percent reside. Beside The United States this surname is found in 87 countries. It also occurs in Mexico, where 25 percent reside and Bangladesh, where 10 percent reside.
Chapa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Chapa has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Chapa last name grew 9,693 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Chapa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Chapa surname is predominantly Orthodox (90%) in Russia, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Orthodox (57%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Chapa surname are 7.41% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 60.64% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Chapa earn in different countries varies markedly. In Peru they earn 34.32% less than the national average, earning S/. 12,733 per year; in South Africa they earn 52.74% less than the national average, earning R 112,296 per year; in United States they earn 18.83% less than the national average, earning $35,023 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.43% less than the national average, earning $42,512 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chapa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chapa in the Tibetan language | ||
| ལྕམ་པ་ | champa | - |
| Chapa in the Marathi language | ||
| चापा | capa | 89.38 |
| चपा | capa | 7.16 |
| छापा | chapa | 2.77 |
| चंपा | campa | 0.69 |
| Chapa in the Bengali language | ||
| চাপা | capa | 69.7 |
| চাঁপা | campa | 24.24 |
| চাঁপারানী | camparani | 3.03 |
| ছপা | chapa | 3.03 |
| Chapa in the Oriya language | ||
| ଚାପା | capa | 64.29 |
| ଚପା | capa | 23.21 |
| ଚାପ | capa | 10.71 |
| ଚପ | capa | 1.79 |
| Chapa in the Hindi language | ||
| चापा | capa | 57.58 |
| चपा | capa | 38.96 |
| छपा | chapa | 1.73 |
| चम्पा | campa | 1.3 |
| चप | capa | 0.43 |
| Chapa in the Russian language | ||
| Чапа | capa | - |
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