Kapela Surname

26,462nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20,343 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Zambia

Kapela Surname Definition:

Kapela is a surname of the Lunda tribe, meaning: snake.

Kapela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo8,1681:9,0451,117
Tanzania6,0581:8,7391,151
Zambia2,3851:6,646800
Poland2,3411:16,2362,385
United States3571:1,015,29174,807
Greece2241:49,4638,139
Iran2201:349,01123,365
South Africa1871:289,72028,200
France701:948,896108,010
Congo571:87,5287,379
Israel371:231,28721,601
Finland321:171,77215,201
Angola251:1,079,5693,117
Papua New Guinea231:354,50947,011
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
Indonesia191:6,960,484292,931
Nigeria161:11,071,422210,388
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
England131:4,286,005132,302
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Senegal61:2,429,8904,996
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Kapela (1,763) may also be a first name.

Kapela Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Kapela is a surname of the Lunda tribe, meaning: snake.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Kapela Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kapela (Marathi: कापेला, Oriya: କାେପଲା, Russian: Капела, Tibetan: ཀ་པི་ལ་) is more frequently found in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kapela? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kapela is the 26,462nd most frequent surname in the world, held by around 1 in 358,234 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 83 percent of Kapela are found; 40 percent are found in Central Africa and 40 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 182,311th most frequently occurring first name at a global level, borne by 1,763 people.

Kapela is most prevalent in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 8,168 people, or 1 in 9,045. Excluding The DR Congo it exists in 47 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 30 percent are found and Zambia, where 12 percent are found.

Kapela Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kapela has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kapela surname rose 3,967 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kapela Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kapela last name are 12.05% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 65.28% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kapela earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 43.98% less than the national average, earning R 133,128 per year; in United States they earn 4.9% more than the national average, earning $45,262 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.19% less than the national average, earning $47,102 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kapelah9265/
Khapela9225/
Kgapela9220/
Kaphela9217/
Kapeloa9212/
Kappela9211/
Kapelai9210/
Kaapela926/
Kapeela924/
Kaipela923/
Kapiela922/
Kapelya921/
Kapelaa921/
Kapelat921/
Kapelau921/
Khaphela8627/
Kappelau8622/
Kappiela8611/
Kaipelea869/
Kapeluha863/
Kapelash862/
Kgaphela862/
Khapelya861/
Kapelacz861/
Kappelas861/
Kaaipela861/
Kapila8324,715/
Capela8315,735/
Kapala839,186/
Kapele836,321/
Kapola831,540/
Kapelo831,417/
Kopela831,314/
Kapeli83592/
Kapelj83243/
Kepela8315/
Kapely839/
Kapyla833/
Kappala7712,069/
Kapilya771,788/
Kapyola771,083/
Kapalay77827/
Koppela77801/
Capelas77718/
Kaphala77574/
Kapelis77252/
Kapuila77212/
Kapalla77155/
Kapilah77122/
Kapolla77121/
Kopelga77110/
Kappele77101/
Khapala7793/
Kappeli7783/
Kapılay7775/
Kapiola7769/
Kappely7767/
Kopelas7766/
Kapelou7766/
Kapalia7759/
Kaapeli7756/
Kaipila7755/
Khapola7748/
Kaapala7747/
Capeloa7745/
Kapeule7743/
Kapeles7741/
Cappela7740/
Kapalai7736/
Kaapola7736/
Kapelyo7734/
Kepelea7733/
Kapaila7732/
Kapalah7732/
Kopelia7729/
Kapoila7728/
Capelôa7728/
Kaipala7722/
Kuipela7721/
Kaipola7719/
Kapilia7719/
Kepeula7715/
Kapeler7714/
Kapeleu7714/
Kaphila7713/
Kapeali7713/
Kappila7712/
Kapilai7711/
Khopela7711/
Kaphola7710/
Kapelet779/
Kappola778/
Khapeli778/
Kapolay775/
Kaypeli775/
Kaepala775/
Kaphele775/
Kapaala774/
Kapheli774/
Kapalea774/
Kaupala774/
Capelia774/
Kappelo773/
Kapeely773/
Kopeela773/
Kapilay773/
Qaphela773/
Kgapele773/
Kapeeli772/
Kapeele772/
Kaapila772/
Kaupele772/
Kapelid772/
Kapiele772/
Kapielo772/
Kapeleh772/
Kaepila772/
Katpeli771/
Kaipeli771/
Keppela771/
Kapealo771/
Kapelot771/
Kapfala771/
Kapilga771/
Koepela771/
Kapelee771/
Kapolah771/
Kopeyla771/
Kaupila771/
Khapele771/
Kapalau771/
Kapeluj771/
Kapolia771/
Kapilat771/
Koopela771/
Kopeloa771/
Kopiela771/
Capaela771/
Kapolai771/
Kapelio771/
Kaspele771/
Capelha771/
Kopeila771/
Koupela771/
Khapila771/
Kapelge770/
Kauppila713,331/
Kaappola71131/
Kapelyst71109/
Kopelias7179/
Kapeuleu7165/
Kauppala7151/
Kapelios7139/
Kapelist7128/
Keippela7126/
Kapaaila7122/
Khaphola7122/
Kappolla7118/
Kopelash7118/
Koppelas7115/
Khaapala7112/
Kappalla7112/
Kahapola7110/
Kaipilap7110/
Kaphalia719/
Kopelyas715/
Kapelysh713/
Kappaala713/
Kaappala713/
Kopealla713/
Kaipaala713/
Koupelga713/
Khaphelo713/
Kapylash713/
Khappala712/
Kapeeles712/
Kqaphola712/
Kaapolla711/
Kapailau711/
Kapailay711/
Kapelych711/
Kaphahla711/
Kapilyas711/
Kappalya711/
Kappeles711/
Koppeala711/
Koppeela711/
Koppelaa711/
Kapallia711/
Kapelisz711/
Kaphalai711/
Kappelou711/
Kaapaala711/
Kuiphela711/
Cappelia711/
Capeleau711/
Kahapala711/
Kapallah711/
Keaphola711/
Capelast710/
Kappylea710/
Capelo676,914/
Kapolo676,688/
Kapile673,642/
Kapili673,397/
Kapała673,145/
Kopala671,613/
Kapalo671,490/
Capila671,319/
Kopele671,174/
Capala67899/
Capeli67562/
Kopola67284/
Capola67220/
Kopila67211/
Kopeli67181/
Kopyla67135/
Kapilo67131/
Kopelo67120/
Qopela6775/
Capele6770/
Capely6770/
Kapoła6763/
Copela6761/
Kapaló6751/
Kepala6740/
Kepola6735/
Kepelo6729/
Capelj6725/
Kepila6721/
Capeleaud6718/
Kopely6717/
Capitella6714/
Kapitelli6711/
Qapeli6710/
Cheapeala678/
Capetilla677/
Kapily674/
Kappelhøj673/
Kapılı672/
Koppealla671/
Capelã671/
Kaupelytė671/
Cappelats671/
Kahphilat671/
Kappelehe671/
Kapetillo671/
Khappalla671/

Kapela Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kapela in the Tibetan language
ཀ་པི་ལ་kapila-
Kapela in the Oriya language
କାେପଲାkaepala-
Kapela in the Marathi language
कापेलाkapela50
कपेलाkapela50
Kapela in the Russian language
Капелаkapela-

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