Kapala Surname

55,308th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,186 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Zambia

Kapala Surname Definition:

Kapala is a surname of the Lunda tribe, meaning: impala.

Kapala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo3,6191:20,4142,580
Zambia1,2081:13,1211,494
Tanzania1,0391:50,9545,659
Malawi8361:20,4773,173
India6181:1,241,20649,394
United States4911:738,20657,824
France2331:285,07643,747
Papua New Guinea2131:38,2804,620
Indonesia1361:972,42171,642
Philippines1191:850,74179,193
Germany1171:688,08152,903
Poland821:463,52146,884
Zimbabwe751:205,84323,645
Canada721:511,74443,418
Uganda671:582,67631,350
Malaysia551:536,25926,457
Namibia401:60,2356,839
England251:2,228,72284,230
Argentina241:1,780,97692,783
Greece211:527,60966,013
Hungary131:755,09840,181
Wales91:343,83718,086
Kenya71:6,597,12951,431
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Slovakia51:1,067,29085,393
Ukraine51:9,104,539300,808
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Djibouti11:914,9321,612

Kapala (1,725) may also be a first name.

Kapala Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Kapala is a surname of the Lunda tribe, meaning: impala.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Kapala Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kapala (Hindi: कपला, Marathi: कपाला, Oriya: କାପଲା, Russian: Капала) is more commonly found in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kapala? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kapala is the 55,308th most commonly held last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 793,332 people. The surname Kapala occurs predominantly in Africa, where 75 percent of Kapala reside; 39 percent reside in Central Africa and 39 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 184,841st most commonly occurring first name at a global level, held by 1,725 people.

This surname is most common in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 3,619 people, or 1 in 20,414. Excluding The DR Congo this surname exists in 53 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 13 percent live and Tanzania, where 11 percent live.

Kapala Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Kapala surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Kapala surname are 9.56% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 62.79% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kapala earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 10.99% more than the national average, earning $47,890 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.27% more than the national average, earning $59,755 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kappala9212,069/
Kapalay92827/
Kaphala92574/
Kapaula92195/
Kapalla92155/
Khapala9293/
Kapalia9259/
Kaapala9247/
Kapalai9236/
Kapaila9232/
Kapalah9232/
Kaipala9222/
Katpala925/
Kaepala925/
Kapaala924/
Kapalea924/
Kaupala924/
Kapatla921/
Kapfala921/
Kapalad921/
Kapalau921/
Kapalya921/
Kapalaya86355/
Kauppala8651/
Kapaaila8622/
Khaapala8612/
Kappalla8612/
Kaphalia869/
Kgaphala866/
Kappaala863/
Kaappala863/
Kaipaala863/
Khappala862/
Khapatla861/
Kapailau861/
Kapailay861/
Kapalaja861/
Kaphahla861/
Kappalya861/
Kapallia861/
Kaphalai861/
Kaphalas861/
Kaapaala861/
Kahapala861/
Kapallah861/
Kashpala861/
Kapela8320,343/
Kapali8312,853/
Kapale838,907/
Kapała833,145/
Kopala831,613/
Kapola831,540/
Kapalo831,490/
Capala83899/
Kapaló8351/
Kepala8340/
Kapaly835/
Kathpalya808/
Kahtpalia801/
Khappalla801/
Koppala7711,030/
Kaphale772,745/
Capalad772,487/
Khapale771,425/
Kgapola77913/
Capalla77750/
Kapoula77403/
Kappali77402/
Kaspale77324/
Kapuila77212/
Kapalli77184/
Khapali77135/
Kapolla77121/
Kopalla77102/
Kopalas7778/
Kapelah7765/
Capalay7765/
Kaipale7759/
Kapaale7756/
Kaipali7754/
Khapola7748/
Capalau7746/
Kaapola7736/
Kapalet7732/
Kapoila7728/
Khapela7725/
Kappale7723/
Kopalya7723/
Capalia7720/
Kaipola7719/
Kapalló7718/
Kaphela7717/
Kephala7716/
Kapaliy7715/
Kapeali7713/
Kopaila7712/
Kappela7711/
Kaphola7710/
Kapelai7710/
Koipala779/
Kapally778/
Kopaala778/
Kappola778/
Katpale777/
Kapalee777/
Kaapela776/
Capalaj776/
Qapalat775/
Kapolay775/
Kapalou775/
Koopala774/
Kaphali774/
Kapalle774/
Capalai774/
Kapeela774/
Koupala774/
Ceapala773/
Cappala773/
Kgopala773/
Capalah773/
Kaspalo773/
Kaipela773/
Kapalyt773/
Kopfala772/
Khopala772/
Kapalhe772/
Kaupale772/
Kopalad772/
Katpali771/
Kaipaly771/
Kadpale771/
Kadpali771/
Kaapale771/
Kaapali771/
Kapaali771/
Kapealo771/
Kappaly771/
Kkopala771/
Kopayla771/
Cahpala771/
Caapala771/
Kapelaa771/
Kapailo771/
Kapolah771/
Kepalla771/
Keipala771/
Kapaalo771/
Kapaled771/
Kapaleh771/
Kapaulo771/
Kapelau771/
Capaela771/
Capalap771/
Capalas771/
Capaula771/
Capayla771/
Caypala771/
Caupala771/
Kapolai771/
Kathpaalia751/
Kapaailaya751/
Kgaphola717,211/
Kuoppala711,454/
Kapoulas71656/
Kaappola71131/
Koppalad7193/
Koppalla7164/
Capallia7162/
Kappalli7136/
Khaphela7127/
Cappalla7124/
Kapollas7124/
Khapaylo7122/
Kappelau7122/
Khaphola7122/
Capaaila7119/
Kappallo7119/
Khapailo7119/
Kappolla7118/
Kopailas7117/
Kapahale7113/
Koppaala7112/
Kaipally7112/
Kaipalli7111/
Kahapola7110/
Kapatlot719/
Kaspalli718/
Kappally716/
Capalaid716/
Khaphali715/
Katpalle715/
Keippala715/
Khaphale714/
Kaapalli714/
Cheapala714/
Capalaai714/
Kooppala713/
Kopealla713/
Khappale712/
Kaapaale712/
Kaypalli712/
Kqaphola712/
Katphale711/
Kaupalli711/
Kauppali711/
Kathpali711/
Kaipalle711/
Kaiphale711/
Kaapolla711/
Khatpale711/
Khapaale711/
Khapalle711/
Khaapale711/
Kapaller711/
Kapalych711/
Kappaali711/
Kappachella711/
Kappotla711/
Kaspaler711/
Kkapalli711/
Kojppala711/
Kopalaya711/
Koppeala711/
Kopphala711/
Kuippala711/
Capatlay711/
Cahapala711/
Kapalosh711/
Kapatlei711/
Kapałacz711/
Kaphalle711/
Kaaipela711/
Capalais711/
Capallla711/
Kopallah711/
Keaphola711/
Cappalia710/
Cappalas710/
Capela6715,735/
Kapolo676,688/
Capalo673,953/
Kapelo671,417/
Kopela671,314/
Kapole671,187/
Capała671,044/
Kopała67795/
Kopale67747/
Kapoli67724/
Kopola67284/
Capola67220/
Kopali67157/
Capali67113/
Capale6778/
Kapoła6763/
Copala6752/
Kaitpalli6739/
Kepola6735/
Kaippally6719/
Kopalo6719/
Kaatpally6716/
Kepela6715/
Kapahalou6715/
Capaly678/
Capasella678/
Cheapeala678/
Qapali678/
Kaspaules677/
Kopaly676/
Kaippalli674/
Capahalay674/
Kautpalli673/
Kaidpalli673/
Kappahali672/
Kahapalli671/
Kachpalli671/
Khaitpali671/
Kashpalli671/
Koppaalla671/
Koppealla671/
Ckaypalli671/
Khophalai671/
Khapahloo671/
Kappoulas671/

Kapala Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kapala in the Hindi language
कपलाkapala75
कपालाkapala25
Kapala in the Marathi language
कपालाkapala37.5
कापलाkapala25
कपलाkapala12.5
कपलkapala12.5
कापालkapala12.5
Kapala in the Oriya language
କାପଲାkapala23.48
କାପାଲାkapala21.74
କପାଲାkapala19.13
କପଲାkapala11.3
କାଲାkala6.96
କାପଲkapala6.96
କାପଳାkapala1.74
କପଳାkapala1.74
କପାଳାkapala1.74
େକାପଲାekapala1.74
କାାଲାkaala0.87
କାପାଳାkapala0.87
କାପାଳkapala0.87
କପାଳkapala0.87
Kapala in the Russian language
Капалаkapala-

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