Chapotela Surname
Approximately 275 people bear this surname
Chapotela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 261 | 1:65,590 | 8,693 |
| Zimbabwe | 10 | 1:1,543,824 | 78,460 |
| Zambia | 4 | 1:3,962,480 | 38,524 |
Chapotela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chapotela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chapotela occurs in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Chapotela.
How Common Is The Last Name Chapotela? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 950,707th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 26,500,167 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chapotela reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
It is most widespread in Malawi, where it is borne by 261 people, or 1 in 65,590. Other than Malawi it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 4 percent are found and Zambia, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chapotola | 89 | 7 | / |
| Chapoteli | 89 | 4 | / |
| Capotelia | 89 | 1 | / |
| Chapatele | 78 | 4 | / |
| Chepotala | 78 | 1 | / |
| Chapatala | 78 | 1 | / |
| Chapetala | 78 | 1 | / |
| Sopotela | 71 | 209 | / |
| Zapatela | 71 | 21 | / |
| Sophotela | 67 | 5 | / |
| Sapotitla | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sopothela | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sophothela | 63 | 35 | / |
| Shapotailo | 63 | 21 | / |
| Shapotaylo | 63 | 16 | / |
| Xaphathela | 63 | 1 | / |
| Zopotila | 59 | 32 | / |
| Sopotelo | 59 | 1 | / |
| Japatele | 59 | 1 | / |
| Zapatielo | 56 | 30 | / |
| Sapatuila | 56 | 1 | / |
| Choupetalla | 50 | 1 | / |
| Sophathilat | 50 | 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 Chapotela
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