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 borne by more people in Ukraine than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chepela? popularity and diffusion

The surname Chepela is the 519,402nd most frequent family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 11,622,880 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 74 percent of Chepela are found; 74 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 74 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. Chepela is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently occurring first name internationally, borne by 10 people.

The surname Chepela is most frequently occurring in Ukraine, where it is carried by 428 people, or 1 in 106,361. In Ukraine it is most common in: Chernihiv Oblast, where 39 percent live, Kharkiv Oblast, where 29 percent live and Donetsk Oblast, where 6 percent live. Other than Ukraine Chepela exists 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 adherence of those holding the Chepela last name is chiefly 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 US average, with 57.14% being registered to vote for 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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