Kapepala Surname

658,434th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 457 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Kapepala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Kapepala Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia3951:40,1263,962
DR Congo621:1,191,60673,277

Kapepala (24) may also be a first name.

Kapepala Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kapepala occurs in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Kapepala.

How Common Is The Last Name Kapepala? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 658,434th most frequently used last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 15,946,490 people. Kapepala is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kapepala live; 86 percent live in Southern Africa and 86 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,187,323rd most frequently used first name worldwide, held by 24 people.

Kapepala is most common in Zambia, where it is borne by 395 people, or 1 in 40,126. In Zambia Kapepala is mostly concentrated in: North-Western Province, where 72 percent live, Central Province, where 17 percent live and Copperbelt Province, where 9 percent live. Excluding Zambia this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kapepela88144/
Kapapala8879/
Kopapala75818/
Kapopola75109/
Kapepolo7521/
Kapapela752/
Kepapala751/
Kapapelo63192/
Kapopolo6375/
Kapopelo631/
Kapopolya591/
Kapopoulou5687/
Kappopoulou5311/
Capapelo502,369/
Capopelo501/
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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kapepala
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