Chepela Surname

519,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 627 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Chepela Surname Definition:

Chepela is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: shortcomings or shortfalls.

Chepela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine4281:106,36115,201
Zambia1331:119,1729,117
Russia421:3,431,501177,080
United States71:51,779,848968,877
India51:153,413,076951,030
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Chepela (10) may also be a first name.

Chepela Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Chepela is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: shortcomings or shortfalls.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Chepela Last Name Facts

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

Chepela (Oriya: େଚେପଲା, Russian: Чепела) is found most in Ukraine. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Chepela? popularity and diffusion

Chepela is the 519,402nd most numerous surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 11,622,880 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 74 percent of Chepela live; 74 percent live in Eastern Europe and 74 percent live in East Slavic Europe. Chepela is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently occurring first name globally It is held by 10 people.

It is most frequently held in Ukraine, where it is carried by 428 people, or 1 in 106,361. In Ukraine it is most numerous in: Chernihiv Oblast, where 39 percent live, Kharkiv Oblast, where 29 percent live and Donetsk Oblast, where 6 percent live. Barring Ukraine Chepela occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 21 percent live and Russia, where 7 percent live.

Chepela Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Chepela last name is predominantly Orthodox (89%) in Russia and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Chepela surname are 10.37% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 57.14% being registered to vote for the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chepetla93308/
Cheppela93168/
Chepeala931/
Cepela92142/
Cheapeala888/
Chepala864,754/
Chapela861,582/
Chipela86309/
Csepela8669/
Chepila8642/
Ciepela8639/
Shepela8632/
Chepely8630/
Chopela8615/
Chepelo8613/
Chepyla8610/
Chepeli867/
Czepela864/
Chepola863/
Chepele861/
Scepela861/
Cepeala861/
Cepelea861/
Chepelyuha823/
Ciepiela802,367/
Cheppala80809/
Tshepela80171/
Czepiela80105/
Shepelya8051/
Chapelay8031/
Chophela8026/
Choppela8019/
Cheepala8012/
Chepelei8010/
Chepalla809/
Cheppeli807/
Cheepeli804/
Cheapala804/
Chepayla804/
Chepilai804/
Chepelis803/
Chhepala803/
Sheppela802/
Ciepeila802/
Chhapela802/
Chapelia802/
Chappela802/
Chepelys802/
Ceipiela801/
Chepaala801/
Chepaila801/
Chepalya801/
Chepeali801/
Chepolla801/
Chetpeli801/
Cheypyla801/
Čepela77390/
Sepela77373/
Kepela7715/
Hepele779/
Hipela778/
Hepila777/
Cepila776/
Šepela774/
Cipela773/
Cepelo772/
Zepela771/
Hepely771/
Tshiepela751,157/
Cheppalla7518/
Cheppaala755/
Shephelah754/
Chehepeli752/
Cheappila752/
Cheppilat752/
Schepiloa751/
Chepailya751/
Chepeless751/
Cheppalai751/
Cheppilad751/
Chetpeeli751/
Chhapelia751/
Chheppala751/
Ciepielia751/
Shchepelo751/
Tshepelay751/
Shchepyla751/
Chapala7113,793/
Chapola717,366/
Chipala715,423/
Chipola711,006/
Chipila71630/
Sepetla71438/
Shipela71308/
Chipelo71230/
Chopola71213/
Seapela7184/
Szepela7160/
Sephela7150/
Chopala7146/
Chepilo7145/
Kepelea7133/
Chapila7132/
Chapelo7130/
Chepalo7128/
Cepelos7116/
Kepelya7116/
Kepeula7115/
Chipele7114/
Chepylo7112/
Sepelya7110/
Seppela7110/
Chipeli718/
Chepile717/
Cheppilatt715/
Chopelo715/
Zepiela715/
Shepelo714/
Choppeilla713/
Shypela713/
Chepili712/
Sedpela712/
Keppela711/
Kiepela711/
Cheppilath711/
Heppila711/
Cipiela711/
Čeppela711/
Sehpela711/
Cipelia711/
Ciepila711/
Khepeli711/
Seepela711/
Chippala673,276/
Choppala673,111/
Chipaila67727/
Chaapala67476/
Chappala67326/
Hespeler67323/
Chaipala67307/
Kiepiela67235/
Heppeler67204/
Tshipela67201/
Chhapola67178/
Chapalay67153/
Siepiela67137/
Chiphala67121/
Chepoloi6797/
Choppelo6796/
Szepiela6754/
Chipolla6735/
Chipalla6731/
Keippela6726/
Chaphila6725/
Tsepelas6724/
Zhepeleu6723/
Chapalla6722/
Ziepiela6721/
Schepilo6718/
Chapelou6718/
Chepailo6718/
Chiepolo6716/
Chaipila6711/
Shiphela6710/
Chopalla679/
Chitpila678/
Chappila677/
Chipfele677/
Cheppili675/
Chapaala675/
Chitpeli675/
Chippola674/
Choppola674/
Shepelyo673/
Chhopala673/
Chapolia673/
Chopfala673/
Choppila673/
Chippila673/
Chappelo673/
Seppelya672/
Chepaylo671/
Schipila671/
Kephelas671/
Chipelee671/
Chippele671/
Chapalaa671/
Chapalia671/
Chapayla671/
Chapfala671/
Chaphala671/
Cheppetelli671/
Chhapala671/
Chhapila671/
Shipelah671/
Chipyola671/
Tchipila671/
Czipiela671/
Chipalah671/
Chapolah671/
Khepheli671/
Chiphila671/
Chepolei671/
Chaphola671/
Sepeetla671/
Khetpila671/
Heppesly670/
Hepeluis670/

Chepela Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chepela in the Oriya language
େଚେପଲାecepala-
Chepela in the Russian language
Чепелаcepela-

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