Kapalu Surname

32,910th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,141 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Vanuatu

Kapalu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kapalu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia8,7351:1,815257
DR Congo6,9911:10,5681,300
Vanuatu3541:744168
India191:40,371,862445,856
Tanzania151:3,529,44150,903
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250

Kapalu (3,204) may also be a first name.

Kapalu Last Name Facts

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

Kapalu (Hindi: कपलू, Marathi: कपलु, Oriya: କପାଳୁ) is found most in Zambia. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Kapalu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kapalu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 32,910th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 451,493 people. The last name Kapalu occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Kapalu live; 54 percent live in Southern Africa and 54 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 126,831st most frequently used first name world-wide It is held by 3,204 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Zambia, where it is borne by 8,735 people, or 1 in 1,815. In Zambia Kapalu is most common in: North-Western Province, where 31 percent live, Western Province, where 29 percent live and Copperbelt Province, where 20 percent live. Barring Zambia it exists in 16 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 43 percent live and Vanuatu, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kapailu92269/
Kapalou925/
Kappalu924/
Kapalut922/
Kapallu922/
Kapaliu921/
Kapalau921/
Khapalu921/
Kapaalu921/
Kapaillu861/
Kapailau861/
Kapaliux861/
Kapolu83292/
Kapelu83107/
Kapaló8351/
Kopalu8350/
Kepalu8329/
Capalu831/
Kapahalou8015/
Kapoğlu77252/
Koppalu77157/
Kapelou7766/
Kapolou7764/
Capalau7746/
Kapalló7718/
Kapeleu7714/
Kappolu7711/
Kopallu7711/
Kapollu773/
Kapuilu771/
Kapelau771/
Kapeluj771/
Kopalui771/
Kapeuleu7165/
Kappelau7122/
Koppallu713/
Kappollu713/
Kappelou711/
Koupalou711/
Kopphalu711/
Kaappolu711/
Keipailu711/
Kopolu6775/
Kapoulous6739/
Kayıpoğlu6712/
Kepolu679/
Copalu678/
Capelu672/
Kaipoulou671/
Khapahloo671/

Kapalu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kapalu in the Hindi language
कपलूkapalu-
Kapalu in the Oriya language
କପାଳୁkapalu-
Kapalu in the Marathi language
कपलुkapalu68.12
कपालूkapalu10.14
कपलूkapalu10.14
कापलूkapalu5.8
कापलुkapalu2.9
कपळुkapalu2.9

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kapalu
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