Kapadia Surname

25,742nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20,925 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Fiji

Kapadia Surname User-submission:

The Kapadia surname refers to cloth merchant or someone who sells clothes, which means that the origin of this surname comes from the family, that used to work in textiles or clothes. The last name comes from the Sanskrit language.

Kapadia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India9,6801:79,2425,356
United States3,5421:102,33211,303
United Arab Emirates1,6041:5,712723
England1,1841:47,0595,916
Bangladesh9011:176,8676,245
Canada6371:57,8426,827
Kuwait5881:6,464890
Saudi Arabia5571:55,3967,891
Pakistan4991:358,0047,035
Fiji4711:1,899282
Australia2971:90,89510,420
New Zealand1951:23,2224,072
Hong Kong1551:47,326847
Thailand1331:531,11591,871
Singapore1031:53,4732,131
Bahrain591:22,8584,582
Qatar471:50,1704,949
Zambia391:406,40820,045
Germany381:2,118,565113,742
South Africa351:1,547,93478,799
Malaysia331:893,76440,799
Oman181:204,8873,723
China141:97,665,8265,141
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Tanzania61:8,823,60272,091
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Tonga11:107,313791
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
France11:66,422,722504,397
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727

Kapadia (274) may also be a first name.

Kapadia Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Kapadia surname refers to cloth merchant or someone who sells clothes, which means that the origin of this surname comes from the family, that used to work in textiles or clothes. The last name comes from the Sanskrit language.

- mairajmk

Kapadia is an Indian Hindu (Bania, Vania) and Parsi surname meaning 'cloth merchant' in Gujarati. It comes from kapə̣d, meaning 'cloth', and the adjectival suffix -ya (-ia).

- zdoshi

Kapadia Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kapadia (Hindi: कपाड़िया, Marathi: कापडीया, Oriya: କପଡିଆ, Russian: Кападиа) is found in India more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Kapadia click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kapadia? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 25,742nd most commonly used surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 348,270 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 69 percent of Kapadia reside; 53 percent reside in South Asia and 46 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Kapadia is also the 536,832nd most widespread first name at a global level It is held by 274 people.

This last name is most commonly used in India, where it is borne by 9,680 people, or 1 in 79,242. In India it is most numerous in: Maharashtra, where 48 percent are found, Gujarat, where 18 percent are found and Daman and Diu, where 14 percent are found. Without taking into account India this last name exists in 64 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 17 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 8 percent are found.

Kapadia Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Kapadia surname are 6.31% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 53.08% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kapadia earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 61.63% less than the national average, earning €11,522 per year; in South Africa they earn 5.88% less than the national average, earning R 223,656 per year; in United States they earn 31.6% more than the national average, earning $56,783 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.84% more than the national average, earning $52,087 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khapadia937/
Kapadiap934/
Kappadia934/
Kapadiah934/
Kapadias931/
Kapaddia931/
Katpadia931/
Kapadihas881/
Kapadihad881/
Khadpadia881/
Kapadya8625/
Kepadia8616/
Kopadia8610/
Capadia865/
Kapedia864/
Kapodia861/
Kapadja861/
Kapadea861/
Kotpadia801/
Kapuodiah751/
Kopedia711/
Kapadjo711/
Kepedia711/
Kapedja571/
Copadhyay505/

Kapadia Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kapadia in the Oriya language
କପଡିଆkapadi'a66.67
କାପାଡିଆkapadi'a33.33
Kapadia in the Hindi language
कपाड़ियाkapariya44.44
कपाडीयाkapadiya22.22
कपाडियाkapadiya22.22
कपाडि़याkapadiya11.11
Kapadia in the Marathi language
कापडीयाkapadiya43.91
कपािडयाkapaidaya24.43
कपाडीयाkapadiya23.78
कापािडयाkapaidaya2.87
कापाडीयाkapadiya2.8
कपाडीआkapadi'a0.33
कपडीयाkapadiya0.26
कापडीआkapadi'a0.2
कपाउीयाkapauiya0.13
क़पािडयाqapaidaya0.07
कपाडींयाkapadinya0.07
कपाडkapada0.07
कापडयाkapadaya0.07
कापादीkapadi0.07
कपािडkapaida0.07
कपाडीयkapadiya0.07
कपाड़ियkapariya0.07
कपदkapada0.07
कपािङयाkapainaya0.07
कपािदअkapaida'a0.07
कापाडीआkapadi'a0.07
Kapadia in the Russian language
Кападиаkapadia-

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