Kapala Surname
Approximately 9,186 people bear this surname
Kapala Surname Definition:
Kapala is a surname of the Lunda tribe, meaning: impala.
Kapala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 3,619 | 1:20,414 | 2,580 |
| Zambia | 1,208 | 1:13,121 | 1,494 |
| Tanzania | 1,039 | 1:50,954 | 5,659 |
| Malawi | 836 | 1:20,477 | 3,173 |
| India | 618 | 1:1,241,206 | 49,394 |
| United States | 491 | 1:738,206 | 57,824 |
| France | 233 | 1:285,076 | 43,747 |
| Papua New Guinea | 213 | 1:38,280 | 4,620 |
| Indonesia | 136 | 1:972,421 | 71,642 |
| Philippines | 119 | 1:850,741 | 79,193 |
| Germany | 117 | 1:688,081 | 52,903 |
| Poland | 82 | 1:463,521 | 46,884 |
| Zimbabwe | 75 | 1:205,843 | 23,645 |
| Canada | 72 | 1:511,744 | 43,418 |
| Uganda | 67 | 1:582,676 | 31,350 |
| Malaysia | 55 | 1:536,259 | 26,457 |
| Namibia | 40 | 1:60,235 | 6,839 |
| England | 25 | 1:2,228,722 | 84,230 |
| Argentina | 24 | 1:1,780,976 | 92,783 |
| Greece | 21 | 1:527,609 | 66,013 |
| Hungary | 13 | 1:755,098 | 40,181 |
| Wales | 9 | 1:343,837 | 18,086 |
| Kenya | 7 | 1:6,597,129 | 51,431 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Slovakia | 5 | 1:1,067,290 | 85,393 |
| Ukraine | 5 | 1:9,104,539 | 300,808 |
| Czechia | 5 | 1:2,126,694 | 115,412 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
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.
Kapala Demographics
Kapala Political Affiliation
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Kapala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kapala Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kapala (Hindi: कपला, Marathi: कपाला, Oriya: କାପଲା, Russian: Капала) is found in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kapala? popularity and diffusion
Kapala is the 55,308th most common surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 793,332 people. The surname Kapala is mostly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Kapala are found; 39 percent are found in Central Africa and 39 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Kapala is also the 184,841st most numerous given name globally, borne by 1,725 people.
The surname is most frequent in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 3,619 people, or 1 in 20,414. Beside The DR Congo Kapala occurs in 53 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 13 percent live and Tanzania, where 11 percent live.
Kapala Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States Kapala are 9.56% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 62.79% registered with 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
Kapala Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kapala in the Hindi language | ||
| कपला | kapala | 75 |
| कपाला | kapala | 25 |
| Kapala in the Marathi language | ||
| कपाला | kapala | 37.5 |
| कापला | kapala | 25 |
| कपला | kapala | 12.5 |
| कपल | kapala | 12.5 |
| कापाल | kapala | 12.5 |
| Kapala in the Oriya language | ||
| କାପଲା | kapala | 23.48 |
| କାପାଲା | kapala | 21.74 |
| କପାଲା | kapala | 19.13 |
| କପଲା | kapala | 11.3 |
| କାଲା | kala | 6.96 |
| କାପଲ | kapala | 6.96 |
| କାପଳା | kapala | 1.74 |
| କପଳା | kapala | 1.74 |
| କପାଳା | kapala | 1.74 |
| େକାପଲା | ekapala | 1.74 |
| କାାଲା | kaala | 0.87 |
| କାପାଳା | kapala | 0.87 |
| କାପାଳ | kapala | 0.87 |
| କପାଳ | kapala | 0.87 |
| Kapala in the Russian language | ||
| Капала | kapala | - |
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