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
Average Male Kapadia Height
173.24 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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 most common in India. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kapadia? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 25,742nd most commonly held last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 348,270 people. The last name Kapadia is predominantly 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 numerous first name throughout the world It is held by 274 people.
Kapadia is most prevalent in India, where it is held by 9,680 people, or 1 in 79,242. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Maharashtra, where 48 percent reside, Gujarat, where 18 percent reside and Daman and Diu, where 14 percent reside. Barring India this last name exists in 64 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 17 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 8 percent reside.
Kapadia Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Kapadia last name are 6.31% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 53.08% being registered with the 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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