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

The surname Chepela (Oriya: େଚେପଲା, Russian: Чепела) is found most frequently in Ukraine. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chepela? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 519,402nd most commonly used last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 11,622,880 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 74 percent of Chepela live; 74 percent live in Eastern Europe and 74 percent live in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 3,684,242nd most widespread given name at a global level. It is borne by 10 people.

The surname is most widespread in Ukraine, where it is held by 428 people, or 1 in 106,361. In Ukraine it is mostly concentrated in: Chernihiv Oblast, where 39 percent are found, Kharkiv Oblast, where 29 percent are found and Donetsk Oblast, where 6 percent are found. Barring Ukraine this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 21 percent are found and Russia, where 7 percent are found.

Chepela Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Chepela surname is principally Orthodox (89%) in Russia and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Chepela last name are 10.37% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 57.14% being registered with the 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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