Kapila Surname

22,003rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24,715 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sri Lanka
Highest density in:
Sri Lanka

Kapila Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kapila Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka9,5021:2,190296
Zambia4,5821:3,459433
India4,4631:171,87210,610
DR Congo2,9761:24,8253,127
Malawi8631:19,8373,086
England3651:152,65214,538
United States3561:1,018,14374,968
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
Tanzania2771:191,12516,438
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
United Arab Emirates1951:46,9864,731
Canada1691:218,02121,041
Bahrain881:15,3253,085
Qatar591:39,9664,109
Kuwait581:65,5297,566
Australia541:499,92037,885
Papua New Guinea371:220,37130,351
Indonesia271:4,898,118234,077
South Africa231:2,355,55298,611
New Zealand211:215,63421,249
Zimbabwe161:964,89061,721
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Czechia121:886,12273,425
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Wales41:773,63329,106
Curaçao41:39,312638
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Samoa11:193,8081,089
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
France11:66,422,722504,397
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Kapila (51,151) may also be a first name.

Kapila Last Name Facts

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

Kapila (Bengali: কপিলা, Hindi: कपिला, Marathi: कपीला, Oriya: କପିଳା, Russian: Капила, Tibetan: ཀ་པི་ལ་) occurs in Sri Lanka more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kapila? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 22,003rd most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 294,863 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 59 percent of Kapila live; 57 percent live in South Asia and 56 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Kapila is also the 18,158th most widely held given name in the world. It is borne by 51,151 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Sri Lanka, where it is carried by 9,502 people, or 1 in 2,190. Without taking into account Sri Lanka this last name occurs in 65 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 19 percent reside and India, where 18 percent reside.

Kapila Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kapila last name are 7.24% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 60.47% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kapila earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 24.62% more than the national average, earning $53,773 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.85% more than the national average, earning $61,532 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kapilya921,788/
Kapuila92212/
Kapilah92122/
Kapiola9269/
Kaipila9255/
Kapaila9232/
Kapoila9228/
Kapilia9219/
Kaphila9213/
Kappila9212/
Kapilai9211/
Kapilay923/
Kaapila922/
Kapiela922/
Kaepila922/
Kapilga921/
Kaupila921/
Kapilat921/
Khapila921/
Kauppila863,331/
Kapaaila8622/
Kappiela8611/
Kaipilap8610/
Kapailau861/
Kapailay861/
Kapilyas861/
Kapela8320,343/
Kapula834,439/
Kapile833,642/
Kapili833,397/
Capila831,319/
Kopila83211/
Kapilo83131/
Kepila8321/
Kapily834/
Kapyla833/
Khaypilap805/
Kahphilat801/
Khaipilap801/
Kapyola771,083/
Kopilaš77254/
Kappula77186/
Kapilyo77142/
Kapılay7775/
Kapelah7765/
Koppila7764/
Kapulay7743/
Kuipila7741/
Capiola7730/
Kuopila7727/
Kaapula7725/
Khapela7725/
Kapulai7723/
Capilha7721/
Kgapela7720/
Kaphela7717/
Khapili7714/
Kopaila7712/
Kapeloa7712/
Kappela7711/
Kappili7710/
Kapulla7710/
Kapilou7710/
Kapelai7710/
Capilai779/
Capilau777/
Kapulah776/
Kaapela776/
Kapulau775/
Khapilo774/
Kapeela774/
Kapiloy774/
Kaipela773/
Kapilyi773/
Kapilie773/
Khapile772/
Kapiolo772/
Kapiele772/
Kapielo772/
Kapelya771/
Kaphili771/
Kaphula771/
Kapiliy771/
Kapilod771/
Kappilo771/
Kopiloa771/
Capilah771/
Kapelaa771/
Kapailo771/
Khapula771/
Kapelat771/
Kapelau771/
Kapitli771/
Kapilei771/
Kapuela771/
Kapuilo771/
Kopiela771/
Kopilah771/
Kopilga771/
Kopilya771/
Caipila771/
Capilas771/
Capilia771/
Capitla771/
Keapula771/
Kapiloi771/
Cappila771/
Kopeila771/
Khaiphilap751/
Katpicilla751/
Kapaailaya751/
Kapitler7138/
Khaphela7127/
Kappelau7122/
Capaaila7119/
Khapailo7119/
Kopailas7117/
Koupilga7113/
Kaipelea719/
Kopilyas718/
Kuopiola716/
Kaappula714/
Kapuulya714/
Kapileth713/
Capiglia713/
Kapeluha713/
Kapylash713/
Koppuila712/
Kapelash712/
Kopilias712/
Kgaphela712/
Kauppilo711/
Khapelya711/
Khapulla711/
Kaphulla711/
Kapuleah711/
Kappilee711/
Kapelacz711/
Kappelas711/
Kaaipela711/
Khaphula711/
Khaspile711/
Keaphile711/
Kappylea710/
Capili6718,096/
Capela6715,735/
Kapele676,321/
Kapulo672,015/
Kapelo671,417/
Capula671,373/
Kopela671,314/
Capile67773/
Kapeli67592/
Kopula67557/
Kapelj67243/
Capilo67231/
Kopili67163/
Kopyla67135/
Kapuła6770/
Capilé6759/
Kopilo6736/
Kopile6736/
Kepela6715/
Capitella6714/
Kapitelli6711/
Kapely679/
Khotphila679/
Capetilla677/
Koppilath676/
Capily675/
Cheappila672/
Kapılı672/
Kepula672/
Kappullay671/
Copila671/
Kapetillo671/

Kapila Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kapila in the Bengali language
কপিলাkapila-
Kapila in the Marathi language
कपीलाkapila95.35
कापीलाkapila1.33
कपीलkapila0.66
कािपयाkaipaya0.22
कपीळाkapila0.22
कापीलkapila0.22
कैलासkailasa0.22
Kapila in the Hindi language
कपिलाkapila83.9
कपीलाkapila13.99
कपिलkapila1.03
कापिलाkapila0.72
कापीलाkapila0.06
कमलाkamala0.06
कफीलाkaphila0.06
Kapila in the Oriya language
କପିଳାkapila64.57
କପିଳkapila26.63
କପିଲkapila3.09
କପିଲାkapila2.85
କାପିଲାkapila0.24
କପୀଳାkapila0.12
କପିେଳkapiela0.12
Kapila in the Tibetan language
ཀ་པི་ལ་kapila62.5
ཀལ་པི་ལ་kalpila12.5
ཀལ་པི་ལkalpila12.5
ཀ་བི་ལ་kabila12.5
Kapila in the Russian language
Капилаkapila-

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