Kapalila Surname

2,020,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 86 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kapalila Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kapalila Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania841:630,25738,555
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Kapalila Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kapalila occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kapalila? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kapalila is the 2,020,555th most frequent last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 84,738,906 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kapalila are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is held by 84 people, or 1 in 630,257. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Mbeya Region, where 76 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 11 percent are found and Morogoro Region, where 5 percent are found. Aside from Tanzania it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kapalula885/
Capalila883/
Kapeliela8264/
Kapaliloy821/
Kapelela75399/
Kapelula75219/
Kapalele75132/
Kopalela751/
Kaippallile741/
Kapeleula7113/
Cappoleila671/
Kapolelo6340/
Kapoleli6321/
Kapolele631/
Copolilo509/

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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
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  • 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 Kapalila
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