Chapya Surname
Approximately 124 people bear this surname
Chapya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 81 | 1:570,122 | 27,144 |
| Zambia | 40 | 1:396,248 | 19,783 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Chapya (16) may also be a first name.
Chapya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chapya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chapya (Hindi: चप्या) is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chapya? popularity and diffusion
Chapya is the 1,620,164th most frequently held surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 58,770,532 people. The surname Chapya is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Chapya reside; 66 percent reside in East Africa and 65 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Chapya is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly occurring forename world-wide. It is borne by 16 people.
Chapya is most numerous in Kenya, where it is carried by 81 people, or 1 in 570,122. In Kenya Chapya is mostly found in: Nairobi County, where 100 percent are found. Aside from Kenya this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 32 percent are found and India, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tchapya | 92 | 33 | / |
| Chapyha | 92 | 14 | / |
| Chaphya | 92 | 4 | / |
| Capya | 91 | 2 | / |
| Chapuiya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Chapia | 83 | 334 | / |
| Haipya | 83 | 66 | / |
| Chapea | 83 | 10 | / |
| Chepya | 83 | 5 | / |
| Happya | 83 | 2 | / |
| Shapya | 83 | 1 | / |
| Chopya | 83 | 1 | / |
| Chapaheya | 80 | 51 | / |
| Chhapayya | 80 | 8 | / |
| Chaipaiya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chapeau | 77 | 3,433 | / |
| Chepyha | 77 | 2,503 | / |
| Chaipia | 77 | 233 | / |
| Chhapia | 77 | 141 | / |
| Chaepia | 77 | 38 | / |
| Tchapia | 77 | 4 | / |
| Choopya | 77 | 4 | / |
| Cheapia | 77 | 3 | / |
| Shapyha | 77 | 2 | / |
| Chapeha | 77 | 2 | / |
| Chaphia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chaupea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chaupia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chapyho | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chappea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chapeða | 77 | 1 | / |
| Cheapea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tchopya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Capaaya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chappia | 77 | 0 | / |
| Capia | 73 | 2,276 | / |
| Hapea | 73 | 121 | / |
| Hapia | 73 | 113 | / |
| Sapya | 73 | 34 | / |
| Capja | 73 | 30 | / |
| Japya | 73 | 22 | / |
| Capyo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Capía | 73 | 2 | / |
| Copya | 73 | 2 | / |
| Hopya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zapya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Xapya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Chaiphia | 71 | 179 | / |
| Chapieau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chaapiay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chapyouo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shapuiya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shapeyia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chhappia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chappias | 71 | 0 | / |
| Sapyha | 67 | 1,352 | / |
| Hapiah | 67 | 321 | / |
| Haupea | 67 | 102 | / |
| Haapea | 67 | 85 | / |
| Cappia | 67 | 83 | / |
| Haspia | 67 | 68 | / |
| Hapija | 67 | 67 | / |
| Shapia | 67 | 21 | / |
| Chapio | 67 | 15 | / |
| Shopya | 67 | 8 | / |
| Happia | 67 | 4 | / |
| Khapia | 67 | 3 | / |
| Czapia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Saphya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sapyad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haapia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Japyah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haupia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tchoupyap | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hapiay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ciapia | 67 | 1 | / |
Chapya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chapya in the Hindi language | ||
| चप्या | capya | - |
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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 Chapya
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