Chapita Surname

97,923rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,844 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Chapita Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chapita Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi3,7641:4,548633
Tanzania6771:78,2008,055
Zimbabwe2991:51,6337,864
Zambia781:203,20413,208
England91:6,190,895170,599
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295

Chapita (223) may also be a first name.

Chapita Last Name Facts

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

Chapita (Oriya: ଚପିତାତାି) is most common in Malawi. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chapita? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 97,923rd most frequently held surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 1,504,448 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chapita are found; 86 percent are found in Southern Africa and 85 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 603,623rd most commonly occurring first name globally, held by 223 people.

The last name is most frequent in Malawi, where it is carried by 3,764 people, or 1 in 4,548. Beside Malawi it exists in 15 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 14 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chapitas9335/
Chappita9321/
Chapaita931/
Capita9226,194/
Hapita92838/
Chapiteau88616/
Chapitaux8823/
Chapeta861,922/
Capitta86353/
Chaputa86167/
Shapita86105/
Chopita86101/
Chepita8653/
Haspita8647/
Chapiti8616/
Hapista8610/
Hapitas8610/
Chapito8610/
Hapitah864/
Capuita864/
Capitoa863/
Chapite862/
Capieta861/
Czapita861/
Capitea861/
Haipita860/
Chopitea80442/
Chapetta80190/
Cappitta80182/
Chaipiti80132/
Chappiti80125/
Chappeta8038/
Chapfuta8014/
Chapitey8012/
Chapitis805/
Chappity804/
Chapetas802/
Chapitti801/
Hapitats801/
Shapista801/
Schapeta801/
Tshapita801/
Chepitah801/
Chaputah801/
Chaputea801/
Shapuita800/
Capito777,461/
Copita77445/
Hapeta77317/
Capeta77272/
Sapita77265/
Japita7766/
Hapiti7718/
Capitò778/
Hapite777/
Hapito777/
Capitó774/
Zapita774/
Hopita771/
Cápita771/
Capità771/
Capitá771/
Chappetta75174/
Chaiputta7514/
Chaupetta7512/
Cheapetta7512/
Chapaitis757/
Chappitti751/
Chopite71915/
Capetta71697/
Shapeta71141/
Hapaitahaa71104/
Hopista7160/
Haipito7160/
Chauppetta7155/
Sapieta7139/
Saspita7129/
Chapeto7126/
Chopito7126/
Shapito7125/
Hospita7121/
Cappeta7119/
Hapetta7119/
Chopeta7117/
Japitaj7116/
Chapeti7112/
Chepyta7112/
Chópite7111/
Japitai7110/
Capetay719/
Chaiputtha719/
Sapitai719/
Capuito718/
Chepeta718/
Capitto717/
Haspito716/
Hapitoh716/
Sappita714/
Sapitha714/
Haapiti714/
Sapitta714/
Copitay713/
Hopitea713/
Chapete712/
Chepito712/
Sapista711/
Chapaaithi711/
Cheputa711/
Japitta711/
Hopitat711/
Shopita711/
Capitou711/
Hapitis711/
Japitay711/
Sapitay711/
Sapaita711/
Capitåo711/
Chòpite711/
Chapetá711/
Coppita711/
Sapitas711/
Zapaita711/
Chaiphutha711/
Capieto710/
Cappetta672,377/
Chaiphuttha67154/
Ciapetta6758/
Chapetti6755/
Chappeti6745/
Chapetto6731/
Capietto6725/
Haapaitahaa6725/
Sapitash6720/
Japitaai6712/
Chopitte6710/
Chopetta678/
Khaphito674/
Chapette672/
Ciappeta672/
Cheputai672/
Hapiette672/
Chaiphithip672/
Saapitha671/
Chepetta671/
Chhapeti671/
Jhapheta671/
Haupetit671/
Happiete671/
Chopites671/
Choupéta671/
Chapetot671/

Chapita Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chapita in the Oriya language
ଚପିତାତାିcapitatai-

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