Gapil Surname

1,544,715th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 134 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Gapil Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gapil Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia611:483,51224,345
Papua New Guinea491:166,40223,077
Indonesia191:6,960,484292,931
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Gapil (109) may also be a first name.

Gapil Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gapil (Georgian: გაფილ, Hindi: गपिल, Marathi: गापील, Oriya: ଗପିଳ) is borne by more people in Malaysia than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gapil? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,544,715th most commonly occurring surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 54,384,671 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 63 percent of Gapil reside; 60 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 60 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Gapil is also the 900,062nd most prevalent first name world-wide, borne by 109 people.

This surname is most widely held in Malaysia, where it is held by 61 people, or 1 in 483,512. In Malaysia Gapil is most numerous in: Sabah, where 92 percent reside, Selangor, where 3 percent reside and Johor, where 2 percent reside. Not including Malaysia it exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 37 percent reside and Indonesia, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngapil911/
Gaapil911/
Gaupil911/
Apil892,640/
Gapl891/
Nggapil8311/
Hapil80696/
Aspil80121/
Gaipl8089/
Gapel8051/
Gopil8017/
Apill8011/
Apiel807/
Appil803/
Aapil803/
Abpil802/
Apilt802/
Aipil802/
Gaspl801/
Gappl801/
Apuil801/
Apiol801/
Ajpil801/
Gapilova7748/
Apl75376/
Goupil7310,848/
Gappel73249/
Haspil73214/
Gapleh73197/
Gaspel7379/
Aspill7367/
Gaupel7363/
Appilt7331/
Ngapel738/
Gaipel732/
Gopill731/
Aispil731/
Apilll731/
Gaypel731/
Happil731/
Hapill730/
Gaepel730/
Apel6719,610/
Appl671,233/
Hapl67138/
Apfl6791/
Opil6785/
Apilova6760/
Aplt6733/
Gepl6730/
Gopl6723/
Goupill6723/
Gappell6716/
Aipl6710/
Gospill679/
Apll674/
Gayphel673/
Gaplett671/
Apld671/
Gaspell671/
Aspl671/
Haspill671/
Gappelt671/
Gouppil671/
Appigli671/
Adpl671/
Ahpl671/

Gapil Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gapil in the Georgian language
გაფილgapil-
Gapil in the Hindi language
गपिलgapila-
Gapil in the Oriya language
ଗପିଳgapila-
Gapil in the Marathi language
गापीलgapila-

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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 Gapil
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