Kapel Surname

77,690th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,295 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Suriname

Kapel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kapel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda2,3561:16,5702,576
Kenya9741:47,4134,865
Poland5291:71,85011,250
DR Congo4581:161,30916,675
Netherlands3641:46,3937,893
United States3481:1,041,54976,349
Egypt2141:429,60625,756
Russia2001:720,61560,831
Slovenia1221:20,3914,581
South Africa921:588,88845,159
Suriname771:7,1771,738
Indonesia721:1,836,794117,778
Canada611:604,02649,778
Nigeria501:3,542,855104,248
Papua New Guinea351:232,96332,024
Croatia351:120,81717,927
France311:2,142,668174,004
Denmark241:235,19618,480
Brazil241:8,919,764194,226
Australia241:1,124,82162,883
Slovakia231:232,02036,711
Liberia221:200,38813,260
Ukraine181:2,529,039160,188
Senegal171:857,6082,905
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
Panama161:244,5166,353
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
Israel91:950,84857,975
Turkey71:11,117,346139,182
Belarus61:1,583,51089,472
Kazakhstan61:2,947,083107,736
India51:153,413,076951,030
Austria51:1,703,08789,702
Iran51:15,356,505213,424
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
England41:13,929,515290,718
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Kapel (1,157) may also be a first name.

Kapel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kapel (Hindi: कपिल, Marathi: कपील, Oriya: କାେପଲ, Russian: Капель) is held by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kapel? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 77,690th most prevalent surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,157,672 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 66 percent of Kapel live; 53 percent live in East Africa and 52 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 233,698th most commonly used first name globally, held by 1,157 people.

Kapel is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is borne by 2,356 people, or 1 in 16,570. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Kotido District, where 75 percent are found, Kaabong District, where 12 percent are found and Amudat District, where 8 percent are found. Not including Uganda this last name exists in 53 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 15 percent are found and Poland, where 8 percent are found.

Kapel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kapel has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 1,933 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kapel Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Kapel surname is chiefly Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States Kapel are 1.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 54.67% registered with the party.

The amount Kapel earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 18.27% less than the national average, earning R 194,232 per year; in United States they earn 0.95% less than the national average, earning $42,738 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.69% more than the national average, earning $56,980 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kappel9112,444/
Kapell911,083/
Kaipel91768/
Kapeel91320/
Kaupel9167/
Kapiel9116/
Kapuel913/
Kaypel911/
Kapehl911/
Kapelt911/
Kaepel910/
Kapl89607/
Kaeppel83328/
Kappell83241/
Kappelt83215/
Kaippel8337/
Kaispel831/
Kappiel831/
Keappel830/
Capel8011,820/
Kapil8011,702/
Kopel803,675/
Kappl801,087/
Kepel80887/
Kaipl8051/
Köpel8012/
Kapyl8010/
Qapel804/
Kaphl803/
Kaspl802/
Kapfl801/
Kapelova7742/
Kapelová7730/
Kcappell771/
Koppel737,054/
Köppel735,488/
Capell734,731/
Keppel734,025/
Cappel732,892/
Kappil73712/
Käppel73663/
Kopiel73278/
Qapeel73199/
Capiel7388/
Koepel7345/
Kopell7341/
Khapil7337/
Caspel7328/
Kapuil7319/
Kaipil7319/
Kapiol7310/
Koipel737/
Kapill735/
Kaupil734/
Kepeel733/
Kebpel733/
Kopael733/
Keipel732/
Kapılı732/
Keepel731/
Keupel731/
Kopeel731/
Kopeld731/
Capael731/
Cahpel731/
Kuipel731/
Katpil731/
Köpfel731/
Kôppel731/
Caupel730/
Capeel730/
Kappelová71115/
Kappelova711/
Koeppel672,977/
Cappell67719/
Capl67278/
Kepl67186/
Caspell67178/
Köpl67164/
Kopl67150/
Kaplová67100/
Keippel6796/
Koppelt6795/
Koppell6794/
Kápl6780/
Koppehl6747/
Keppell6725/
Kaplova6723/
Caeppel6721/
Koppeel6721/
Kapfält677/
Koepell674/
Kopfelt673/
Caspeel672/
Kheppel671/
Quappel671/
Koppael671/
Cahpell671/
Caipele671/
Cheapel671/
Koepfel671/
Keipele671/
Kohpell671/
Gkoepel671/
Qapl671/
Kopfuel671/
Kauppil671/
Quapeel671/
Khaspyl671/
Kuippel670/
Capeell670/
Caepfel670/
Cappelt670/
Capuell670/
Kochpel670/
Keipfel670/
Koepoel670/
Cabpell670/

Kapel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kapel in the Oriya language
କାେପଲkaepala-
Kapel in the Hindi language
कपिलkapila66.67
कापेलkapela33.33
Kapel in the Marathi language
कपीलkapila37.5
कपेलkapela37.5
कापेलkapela12.5
कपीेलkapiela12.5
Kapel in the Russian language
Капельkapel-

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