Gapala Surname
Approximately 34 people bear this surname
Gapala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Congo | 13 | 1:383,777 | 9,863 |
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Gapala (36) may also be a first name.
Gapala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gapala Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gapala (Marathi: गोपाळा, Oriya: ଗପଲା) is carried by more people in The Congo than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gapala? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,373,373rd most frequently used family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 214,339,586 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 85 percent of Gapala reside; 50 percent reside in Central Africa and 50 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Gapala is also the 1,717,090th most widely held first name in the world, borne by 36 people.
The surname is most frequent in The Congo, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 383,777. In The Congo it is mostly concentrated in: Cuvette-Ouest Department, where 69 percent reside and Brazzaville Department, where 31 percent reside. Apart from The Congo Gapala exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 26 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 12 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gapala Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gapala in the Oriya language | ||
| ଗପଲା | gapala | 85.71 |
| ଗାପାଲା | gapala | 14.29 |
| Gapala in the Marathi language | ||
| गोपाळा | gopala | 37.5 |
| गेापाळा | geapala | 25 |
| गापाळा | gapala | 25 |
| गापला | gapala | 12.5 |
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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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- 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 Gapala
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