Kapal Surname
Approximately 3,017 people bear this surname
Kapal Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 1,307 | 1:6,238 | 401 |
| India | 622 | 1:1,233,224 | 49,162 |
| Philippines | 313 | 1:323,445 | 44,787 |
| Turkey | 257 | 1:302,807 | 19,804 |
| Indonesia | 228 | 1:580,040 | 46,367 |
| Czechia | 90 | 1:118,150 | 19,158 |
| DR Congo | 48 | 1:1,539,158 | 86,567 |
| United States | 36 | 1:10,068,304 | 413,125 |
| Malaysia | 36 | 1:819,284 | 37,745 |
| Canada | 25 | 1:1,473,824 | 101,190 |
| Kazakhstan | 11 | 1:1,607,500 | 79,317 |
| Russia | 9 | 1:16,013,673 | 414,297 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| Ukraine | 5 | 1:9,104,539 | 300,808 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 2 | 1:2,986,327 | 84,533 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Brunei | 2 | 1:209,366 | 3,098 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
The alternate forms: Kápal (5) are calculated separately.
Kapal (6,757) may also be a first name.
Kapal Demographics
Average Kapal Salary in
United States
$41,901 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
View the highest/lowest earning families in The United States
Kapal Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kapal Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kapal (Hindi: कपाल, Marathi: कपल, Oriya: କାପଲ, Russian: Капал) is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Kápal. Click here for further potential spellings of Kapal.
How Common Is The Last Name Kapal? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 146,845th most frequent surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 2,415,494 people. The surname Kapal occurs predominantly in Asia, where 49 percent of Kapal live; 43 percent live in Oceania Islands and 43 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 79,390th most frequently held first name on earth It is held by 6,757 people.
Kapal is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 1,307 people, or 1 in 6,238. In Papua New Guinea it is most prevalent in: Jiwaka, where 87 percent are found, Madang, where 5 percent are found and Western Highlands, where 2 percent are found. Besides Papua New Guinea it is found in 26 countries. It is also found in India, where 21 percent are found and The Philippines, where 10 percent are found.
Kapal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Kapal has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Kapal last name rose 1,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Kapal Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Kapal last name are 40.73% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 87.5% 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
Kapal Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kapal in the Oriya language | ||
| କାପଲ | kapala | 97.13 |
| କାପାଲ | kapala | 0.92 |
| କପଲ | kapala | 0.69 |
| କପାଳ | kapala | 0.46 |
| କପାଲ | kapala | 0.23 |
| କାପଳ | kapala | 0.23 |
| କାମଲ | kamala | 0.11 |
| Kapal in the Hindi language | ||
| कपाल | kapala | 62.33 |
| कपल | kapala | 26.71 |
| क़पाल | qapala | 5.48 |
| कपिल | kapila | 1.37 |
| कापाल | kapala | 1.37 |
| कापल | kapala | 0.68 |
| पाल | pala | 0.68 |
| कृपाल | krpala | 0.68 |
| Kapal in the Marathi language | ||
| कपल | kapala | 27.81 |
| कापल | kapala | 20.16 |
| फपाळ | phapala | 15.94 |
| कपाळ | kapala | 15 |
| कपाल | kapala | 14.22 |
| कापाल | kapala | 1.56 |
| पल | pala | 1.56 |
| कपळ | kapala | 0.63 |
| कापळ | kapala | 0.63 |
| कपाला | kapala | 0.63 |
| कमल | kamala | 0.47 |
| कमला | kamala | 0.31 |
| किपल | kipala | 0.16 |
| Kapal in the Russian language | ||
| Капал | kapal | - |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Kapal
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis