Kapelo Surname

274,213th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,417 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kapelo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kapelo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya8751:52,7775,299
Uganda4011:97,3559,856
Indonesia521:2,543,254149,807
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Tanzania191:2,786,40149,097
Zambia91:1,761,10232,119
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
France11:66,422,722504,397
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Kapelo (218) may also be a first name.

Kapelo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kapelo (Russian: Капело) occurs most in Kenya. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Kapelo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kapelo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kapelo is the 274,213th most frequent family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 5,142,940 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Kapelo live; 91 percent live in East Africa and 84 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 611,412th most commonly occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 218 people.

It is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is borne by 875 people, or 1 in 52,777. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Turkana County, where 52 percent are found, West Pokot County, where 47 percent are found and Trans Nzoia County, where 1 percent are found. Barring Kenya this surname exists in 18 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 28 percent are found and Indonesia, where 4 percent are found.

Kapelo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Kapelo surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kapelou9266/
Kapelyo9234/
Kapeloa9212/
Kappelo923/
Kapielo922/
Kapealo921/
Kapelot921/
Kapelio921/
Kapelios8639/
Khaphelo863/
Kappelou861/
Kapela8320,343/
Capelo836,914/
Kapolo836,688/
Kapalo831,490/
Kapilo83131/
Kopelo83120/
Kepelo8329/
Kapetillo801/
Capielo77637/
Kapilyo77142/
Koppelo77108/
Capelot7769/
Kapelah7765/
Kapolou7764/
Cappelo7752/
Capeloa7745/
Kopelos7741/
Kopelou7740/
Kapyolo7730/
Khapela7725/
Capelos7724/
Khapylo7724/
Kgapela7720/
Kaphela7717/
Khopelo7715/
Kapeleu7714/
Kappela7711/
Kapylou7711/
Kapilou7710/
Capelou778/
Kaipolo777/
Kaapela776/
Khapilo774/
Kapeela774/
Kapiloy774/
Kaipela773/
Kapiolo772/
Capelio772/
Kapiela772/
Kapelya771/
Kapilod771/
Kappilo771/
Kapelaa771/
Kapailo771/
Kapolio771/
Kaupolo771/
Kapaalo771/
Kapelat771/
Kapoloh771/
Kapuilo771/
Kopeloa771/
Capeilo771/
Kgopelo771/
Kopelot771/
Kapholo771/
Kapiloi771/
Kopelho771/
Kapeuleu7165/
Cappielo7137/
Cappelot7135/
Khaphela7127/
Khapaylo7122/
Kappelau7122/
Kappallo7119/
Khapailo7119/
Khophelo7115/
Kappiela7111/
Kapelash712/
Kgaphela712/
Kauppilo711/
Khapelya711/
Capelleo711/
Capetllo711/
Kapelacz711/
Kappelas711/
Kaapollo711/
Kaaipela711/
Caspelio711/
Kapila6724,715/
Capela6715,735/
Capetillo6712,523/
Kapala679,186/
Capalo673,953/
Capolo672,033/
Kopolo671,649/
Kapola671,540/
Kopela671,314/
Capilo67231/
Kepolo67170/
Copelo67126/
Kahapollo6783/
Kapoła6763/
Capêlo6758/
Kapaló6751/
Capitello6737/
Kopilo6736/
Kopylo6723/
Kopalo6719/
Kepela6715/
Kapahalou6715/
Cappeillo675/
Capetello673/
Cappelotz673/
Kapyla673/
Capecillo671/
Capeitllo671/
Cappieloo671/
Capelã671/
Khapahloo671/
Kapyło671/
Cappielio671/
Capleo670/

Kapelo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kapelo in the Russian language
Капелоkapelo-

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