Chapiya Surname
Approximately 47 people bear this surname
Chapiya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 36 | 1:21,307,372 | 304,812 |
| Zambia | 9 | 1:1,761,102 | 32,119 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
Chapiya (1,323) may also be a first name.
Chapiya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chapiya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chapiya (Bengali: চাপিয়া, Hindi: चपिया, Oriya: ଚାପିୟା) is found most in India. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chapiya? popularity and diffusion
The surname Chapiya is the 2,843,861st most commonly occurring surname on earth, held by around 1 in 155,054,168 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 77 percent of Chapiya reside; 77 percent reside in South Asia and 77 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Chapiya is also the 216,033rd most widespread first name worldwide, borne by 1,323 people.
It is most frequently held in India, where it is carried by 36 people, or 1 in 21,307,372. In India it is most prevalent in: West Bengal, where 56 percent live, Jharkhand, where 22 percent live and Gujarat, where 17 percent live. Excluding India this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 19 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chapiya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chapiya in the Oriya language | ||
| ଚାପିୟା | capiya | - |
| Chapiya in the Hindi language | ||
| चपिया | capiya | 80 |
| चापीया | capiya | 20 |
| Chapiya in the Bengali language | ||
| চাপিয়া | capiya | 42.86 |
| ছপিয়া | chapiya | 28.57 |
| ছাপিয়া | chapiya | 21.43 |
| চপিয়া | capiya | 7.14 |
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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 Chapiya
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