Kapal Surname

146,845th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,017 people bear this surname

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

Kapal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kapal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea1,3071:6,238401
India6221:1,233,22449,162
Philippines3131:323,44544,787
Turkey2571:302,80719,804
Indonesia2281:580,04046,367
Czechia901:118,15019,158
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
United States361:10,068,304413,125
Malaysia361:819,28437,745
Canada251:1,473,824101,190
Kazakhstan111:1,607,50079,317
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
England71:7,959,723202,100
Ukraine51:9,104,539300,808
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Brunei21:209,3663,098
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

The alternate forms: Kápal (5) are calculated separately.

Kapal (6,757) may also be a first name.

Kapal Last Name Facts

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

Kapal (Hindi: कपाल, Marathi: कपल, Oriya: କାପଲ, Russian: Капал) is more frequently found in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Kápal. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kapal? popularity and diffusion

Kapal is the 146,845th most widespread surname globally It is held by around 1 in 2,415,494 people. The last name Kapal is mostly found in Asia, where 49 percent of Kapal reside; 43 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 43 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 79,390th most frequently occurring given name at a global level, borne by 6,757 people.

It is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 1,307 people, or 1 in 6,238. In Papua New Guinea it is most frequent in: Jiwaka, where 87 percent live, Madang, where 5 percent live and Western Highlands, where 2 percent live. Excluding Papua New Guinea it exists in 26 countries. It is also common in India, where 21 percent live and The Philippines, where 10 percent live.

Kapal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kapal has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kapal surname expanded 1,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kapal Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kapal surname are 40.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 87.5% being registered with the political party.

The amount Kapal earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 2.89% less than the national average, earning $41,901 USD per year and in Canada they earn 29.04% more than the national average, earning $64,110 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kápal935/
Kapale918,907/
Kappal91237/
Khapal91113/
Kaupal9161/
Kaipal9145/
Kaepal9110/
Kapaul919/
Kapalt919/
Kapail913/
Kaphal912/
Kapalp911/
Kajpal911/
Kaphale832,745/
Khapale831,425/
Kathpal831,147/
Kaspale83324/
Kaipale8359/
Kapaale8356/
Kappale8323/
Khadpal839/
Katpale837/
Khaipal836/
Kaspaul834/
Kapalle834/
Kapalhe832/
Kaupale832/
Kachpal831/
Kadpaal831/
Kadpale831/
Kaapale831/
Khapgal831/
Khaphal831/
Khappal831/
Kaipaul831/
Katpaal831/
Kaiphal831/
Kappall830/
Capal803,737/
Kopal803,561/
Kapol80447/
Qapal80181/
Kepal8085/
Kapał801/
Kópal801/
Kapalova77204/
Kapalová7786/
Kapahale7713/
Katpalle775/
Khaphale774/
Khappale772/
Kaapaale772/
Katpatel771/
Katphale771/
Kaupatel771/
Kaipalle771/
Kaiphale771/
Kaatpaal771/
Khatpale771/
Khapaale771/
Khapalle771/
Khapasil771/
Khaapale771/
Kaphalle771/
Khashpal771/
Koppal734,139/
Kapole731,187/
Capaul731,095/
Kopale73747/
Koupal73552/
Koopal73543/
Cappal73528/
Kaipol73228/
Kophal73173/
Khopal73112/
Capale7378/
Caupal7343/
Caspal7332/
Caipal7327/
Khapol7325/
Kgopal7322/
Capaal7318/
Kapoll7315/
Kapool7314/
Kaphol7313/
Khepal7312/
Kopail7311/
Kapohl7311/
Košpal7310/
Kapeil7310/
Kapuol7310/
Kopaal739/
Keepal739/
Kopahl737/
Kapgol736/
Capald734/
Capatl733/
Kopall733/
Kepaul732/
Capall732/
Kozpal731/
Koipal731/
Kepalė731/
Keypal731/
Kadpol731/
Kapoul731/
Kopaul731/
Kuipal731/
Capail731/
Khapalova71162/
Kapallová7119/
Kappattil715/
Kapallova713/
Kappalová712/
Kaypalova711/
Kapealova711/
Kopalle67546/
Cashpal67277/
Caspall67131/
Khopale67124/
Capayle6741/
Kheepal6734/
Kohpahl6727/
Caispal6726/
Kapogli6722/
Khotpal6719/
Capagli6717/
Capatil679/
Cahupal678/
Ccapale677/
Koppall676/
Kopphal675/
Kaspohl675/
Caphale674/
Kaupole674/
Cauphal673/
Capatel673/
Kappool673/
Khaphol673/
Caspaul672/
Caupale672/
Kappold671/
Kauppattil671/
Khgopal671/
Khoipal671/
Kopeald671/
Koppale671/
Capaule671/
Khapole671/
Kepheal671/
Koospal671/
Kabphol671/
Kaiphol671/
Kopault671/
Khadpol671/
Khapool671/
Keadpol671/
Katphol671/
Cappall670/

Kapal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kapal in the Oriya language
କାପଲkapala97.13
କାପାଲkapala0.92
କପଲkapala0.69
କପାଳkapala0.46
କପାଲkapala0.23
କାପଳkapala0.23
କାମଲkamala0.11
Kapal in the Hindi language
कपालkapala62.33
कपलkapala26.71
क़पालqapala5.48
कपिलkapila1.37
कापालkapala1.37
कापलkapala0.68
पालpala0.68
कृपालkrpala0.68
Kapal in the Marathi language
कपलkapala27.81
कापलkapala20.16
फपाळphapala15.94
कपाळkapala15
कपालkapala14.22
कापालkapala1.56
पलpala1.56
कपळkapala0.63
कापळkapala0.63
कपालाkapala0.63
कमलkamala0.47
कमलाkamala0.31
किपलkipala0.16
Kapal in the Russian language
Капалkapal-

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