Kapele Surname

77,380th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,321 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
American Samoa

Kapele Surname Definition:

Kapele is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: turtle dove.

Kapele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2,8961:18,2812,334
DR Congo1,9431:38,0234,709
Zambia7921:20,0132,224
Indonesia3431:385,56632,887
Uganda791:494,16828,468
Slovenia751:33,1696,528
Papua New Guinea591:138,19919,012
United States331:10,983,604436,696
Botswana331:66,27111,607
Latvia221:93,18413,456
Greece191:583,14770,237
American Samoa61:9,2931,961
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
England11:55,718,059489,080
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

Kapele (202) may also be a first name.

Kapele Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Kapele is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: turtle dove.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Kapele Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kapele (Marathi: कापेले, Russian: Капеле) occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kapele? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 77,380th most widely held family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 1,152,910 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Kapele reside; 47 percent reside in East Africa and 47 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 637,340th most prevalent first name worldwide. It is borne by 202 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 2,896 people, or 1 in 18,281. In Tanzania Kapele is most frequent in: Rukwa Region, where 65 percent reside, Tabora Region, where 9 percent reside and Katavi Region, where 8 percent reside. Other than Tanzania this last name occurs in 21 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 31 percent reside and Zambia, where 13 percent reside.

Kapele Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kapele last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

Kapele earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 20.45% more than the national average, earning $51,975 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kapelle92726/
Kappele92101/
Kapeule9243/
Kapeles9241/
Kapeler9214/
Kapeleu9214/
Kapelet929/
Kaphele925/
Kaepele924/
Kgapele923/
Kapeele922/
Kaupele922/
Kapiele922/
Kapeleh922/
Kapelee921/
Khapele921/
Kaspele921/
Kapelge920/
Kaple912,247/
Kappelle86248/
Kapeuleu8665/
Kaeppele8620/
Kaipelea869/
Kapeeles862/
Kappeles861/
Kaphle8345,893/
Kapela8320,343/
Kapale838,907/
Kapile833,642/
Kapole831,187/
Kopele831,174/
Kapeli83592/
Kapple83463/
Kapelj83243/
Kepele83107/
Khaple8384/
Capele8370/
Kapeil8310/
Kapely839/
Kaphel833/
Kahple831/
Kaaple831/
Keaple830/
Kappelehe801/
Capelle7711,952/
Kaphale772,745/
Khapale771,425/
Capeles77483/
Kapelis77252/
Cappele77104/
Kappeli7783/
Käppele7782/
Kappely7767/
Kaipale7759/
Kaapeli7756/
Kapaale7756/
Keppele7750/
Capelet7744/
Koppele7742/
Kapelyo7734/
Kepelea7733/
Capeler7731/
Koepele7729/
Khapela7725/
Kappale7723/
Kopelle7723/
Kaphela7717/
Koupele7716/
Kapeali7713/
Kapeloa7712/
Kappela7711/
Kapoleh7710/
Kapelai7710/
Capiele779/
Khapeli778/
Kaepale777/
Kapheel777/
Kapalee777/
Kopeles777/
Khopele777/
Kaapela776/
Kaypeli775/
Kapyole775/
Capetle775/
Kapoley774/
Kapolei774/
Kaupole774/
Kapalle774/
Kapeela774/
Kapheli774/
Kapalea774/
Kapeely773/
Kaipela773/
Khapile772/
Kaupale772/
Kapeeli772/
Kapelid772/
Kapiela772/
Kapelya771/
Katpeli771/
Kaipeli771/
Kaepeli771/
Kaapale771/
Kapille771/
Kopeleu771/
Capelez771/
Caipele771/
Kapelaa771/
Khapole771/
Keipele771/
Kapaleh771/
Kapeluj771/
Kapilei771/
Köppele771/
Capelee771/
Capelie771/
Kapelio771/
Khapple771/
Capeley770/
Kaspelherr7511/
Caple734,242/
Kople73204/
Cappelle713,053/
Keipeile71615/
Käppeler71530/
Kopelets71165/
Capelett71155/
Capeless71123/
Kapelyst71109/
Kaeppeli7175/
Capeille7168/
Köppeler7164/
Koppelle7156/
Koupelle7155/
Caspeele7154/
Kapitler7138/
Kapelist7128/
Khaphela7127/
Cappeler7124/
Kapahale7113/
Kappiela7111/
Khaphale714/
Cappelie714/
Kapelysh713/
Kapileth713/
Kapeluha713/
Capeleth713/
Khappale712/
Kaapaale712/
Kapylets712/
Kaipalle711/
Kaiphale711/
Kaepalle711/
Khapaale711/
Khapalle711/
Khapelya711/
Khaapale711/
Kapelych711/
Kappilee711/
Keppoele711/
Kapelisz711/
Kaphalle711/
Kaaipela711/
Caspeler711/
Khaspile711/
Keaphile711/
Capelhes711/
Caeppele711/
Kappylea710/
Kayphole710/
Kapila6724,715/
Capela6715,735/
Kapali6712,853/
Kapili673,397/
Kopela671,314/
Capile67773/
Kopale67747/
Kapoli67724/
Capeli67562/
Kopple67220/
Köpeli67211/
Kopeli67181/
Kepeli67151/
Capole67126/
Kaphil6793/
Capple6785/
Kopfle6778/
Capale6778/
Capely6770/
Koppehele6763/
Kepale6745/
Kepile6742/
Kopile6736/
Capelj6725/
Kouple6724/
Kopgel6721/
Kapuil6719/
Kopely6717/
Copele6714/
Kapitelli6711/
Qapeli6710/
Kopole679/
Qapleh679/
Kapily674/
Capetl673/
Keiple673/
Kapail673/
Kapyla673/
Kappelhøj673/
Cauple672/
Kapılı672/
Capitelle672/
Kopeil672/
Kepelj671/
Khople671/
Koople671/
Capeil671/
Cappettle671/
Kopleh671/
Kophel671/
Cappelett671/
Kepole671/
Kaupelytė671/
Kapealova671/
Cappeleth671/
Capèle671/
Qepele671/
Caplle670/
Cayple670/

Kapele Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kapele in the Marathi language
कापेलेkapele-
Kapele in the Russian language
Капелеkapele-

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