Kapalila Surname
Approximately 86 people bear this surname
Kapalila Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 84 | 1:630,257 | 38,555 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Kapalila Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kapalila Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kapalila is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kapalila? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,020,555th most numerous last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 84,738,906 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Kapalila reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Kapalila is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 84 people, or 1 in 630,257. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Mbeya Region, where 76 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 11 percent live and Morogoro Region, where 5 percent live. Aside from Tanzania this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent live.
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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
- 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 Kapalila
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