Kapadia Surname
Approximately 20,925 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 9,680 | 1:79,242 | 5,356 |
| United States | 3,542 | 1:102,332 | 11,303 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1,604 | 1:5,712 | 723 |
| England | 1,184 | 1:47,059 | 5,916 |
| Bangladesh | 901 | 1:176,867 | 6,245 |
| Canada | 637 | 1:57,842 | 6,827 |
| Kuwait | 588 | 1:6,464 | 890 |
| Saudi Arabia | 557 | 1:55,396 | 7,891 |
| Pakistan | 499 | 1:358,004 | 7,035 |
| Fiji | 471 | 1:1,899 | 282 |
| Australia | 297 | 1:90,895 | 10,420 |
| New Zealand | 195 | 1:23,222 | 4,072 |
| Hong Kong | 155 | 1:47,326 | 847 |
| Thailand | 133 | 1:531,115 | 91,871 |
| Singapore | 103 | 1:53,473 | 2,131 |
| Bahrain | 59 | 1:22,858 | 4,582 |
| Qatar | 47 | 1:50,170 | 4,949 |
| Zambia | 39 | 1:406,408 | 20,045 |
| Germany | 38 | 1:2,118,565 | 113,742 |
| South Africa | 35 | 1:1,547,934 | 78,799 |
| Malaysia | 33 | 1:893,764 | 40,799 |
| Oman | 18 | 1:204,887 | 3,723 |
| China | 14 | 1:97,665,826 | 5,141 |
| Scotland | 9 | 1:594,869 | 21,724 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Indonesia | 6 | 1:22,041,532 | 555,748 |
| Tanzania | 6 | 1:8,823,602 | 72,091 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Rwanda | 4 | 1:2,841,244 | 3,611 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Suriname | 4 | 1:138,154 | 7,029 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Tonga | 1 | 1:107,313 | 791 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
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.
- mairajmkKapadia 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).
- zdoshiKapadia Demographics
Kapadia Political Affiliation
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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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Khapadia | 93 | 7 | / |
| Kapadiap | 93 | 4 | / |
| Kappadia | 93 | 4 | / |
| Kapadiah | 93 | 4 | / |
| Kapadias | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kapaddia | 93 | 1 | / |
| Katpadia | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kapadihas | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kapadihad | 88 | 1 | / |
| Khadpadia | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kapadya | 86 | 25 | / |
| Kepadia | 86 | 16 | / |
| Kopadia | 86 | 10 | / |
| Capadia | 86 | 5 | / |
| Kapedia | 86 | 4 | / |
| Kapodia | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kapadja | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kapadea | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kotpadia | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kapuodiah | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kopedia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kapadjo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kepedia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kapedja | 57 | 1 | / |
| Copadhyay | 50 | 5 | / |
Kapadia Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kapadia in the Oriya language | ||
| କପଡିଆ | kapadi'a | 66.67 |
| କାପାଡିଆ | kapadi'a | 33.33 |
| Kapadia in the Hindi language | ||
| कपाड़िया | kapariya | 44.44 |
| कपाडीया | kapadiya | 22.22 |
| कपाडिया | kapadiya | 22.22 |
| कपाडि़या | kapadiya | 11.11 |
| Kapadia in the Marathi language | ||
| कापडीया | kapadiya | 43.91 |
| कपािडया | kapaidaya | 24.43 |
| कपाडीया | kapadiya | 23.78 |
| कापािडया | kapaidaya | 2.87 |
| कापाडीया | kapadiya | 2.8 |
| कपाडीआ | kapadi'a | 0.33 |
| कपडीया | kapadiya | 0.26 |
| कापडीआ | kapadi'a | 0.2 |
| कपाउीया | kapauiya | 0.13 |
| क़पािडया | qapaidaya | 0.07 |
| कपाडींया | kapadinya | 0.07 |
| कपाड | kapada | 0.07 |
| कापडया | kapadaya | 0.07 |
| कापादी | kapadi | 0.07 |
| कपािड | kapaida | 0.07 |
| कपाडीय | kapadiya | 0.07 |
| कपाड़िय | kapariya | 0.07 |
| कपद | kapada | 0.07 |
| कपािङया | kapainaya | 0.07 |
| कपािदअ | kapaida'a | 0.07 |
| कापाडीआ | kapadi'a | 0.07 |
| Kapadia in the Russian language | ||
| Кападиа | kapadia | - |
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