Kapili Surname

132,808th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,397 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Kapili Surname Definition:

Kapili is a surname of the Senga tribe, meaning: a small hill.

Kapili Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia1,4261:11,1151,281
DR Congo9101:81,1869,366
Papua New Guinea3361:24,2672,669
Turkey2551:305,18219,927
Tanzania2501:211,76617,801
India821:9,354,456185,501
United States471:7,711,892346,147
Philippines311:3,265,749145,701
Iran221:3,490,11599,764
Malaysia191:1,552,32864,490
Uganda101:3,903,92893,934
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Kapili (1,332) may also be a first name.

Kapili Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Kapili is a surname of the Senga tribe, meaning: a small hill.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Kapili Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kapili (Hindi: कपिली, Oriya: କପିଲି) is found most in Zambia. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kapili? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 132,808th most frequently occurring last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 2,145,289 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 76 percent of Kapili reside; 42 percent reside in Southern Africa and 42 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 215,228th most prevalent first name on earth, borne by 1,332 people.

It is most common in Zambia, where it is borne by 1,426 people, or 1 in 11,115. In Zambia it is most common in: Copperbelt Province, where 25 percent reside, Lusaka Province, where 18 percent reside and Northern Province, where 18 percent reside. Apart from Zambia this surname exists in 14 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 27 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 10 percent reside.

Kapili Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Kapili are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the political party.

Kapili earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 13.29% less than the national average, earning $37,414 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kapilia9219/
Khapili9214/
Kapilai9211/
Kappili9210/
Kapilyi923/
Kapilie923/
Kaphili921/
Kapiliy921/
Kapitli921/
Kapilei921/
Kapiloi921/
Kapila8324,715/
Capili8318,096/
Kapile833,642/
Kapuli83812/
Kapeli83592/
Kopili83163/
Kepili8333/
Kapily834/
Kapitelli8011/
Kapilya771,788/
Capitli77421/
Capilit77292/
Kapelis77252/
Kapuila77212/
Koppili77178/
Kapilyo77142/
Kappeli7783/
Kaapeli7756/
Kaipila7755/
Kapaila7732/
Kapoila7728/
Capilio7719/
Kaphila7713/
Kapeali7713/
Kappila7712/
Capilai779/
Koipili779/
Kopilio779/
Khapeli778/
Kaypeli775/
Kapheli774/
Kapiloy774/
Kapulli773/
Kapilay773/
Capilis773/
Khapile772/
Kapeeli772/
Kaapila772/
Kapelid772/
Kapiela772/
Kapiele772/
Kapuuli772/
Caphili772/
Katpeli771/
Kaipeli771/
Kaipuli771/
Kaepeli771/
Kopaili771/
Kaupila771/
Kopeili771/
Koupili771/
Caapili771/
Capilia771/
Caspili771/
Kopiloi771/
Kaphuli771/
Kapelio771/
Kaapuli771/
Khapila771/
Kauppila713,331/
Kaeppeli7175/
Cappioli7169/
Kapitler7138/
Kapelist7128/
Kapaaila7122/
Kappiela7111/
Kophilis716/
Kapileth713/
Kaipulli712/
Kapailay711/
Cappeili711/
Kappilee711/
Kapelisz711/
Khaspile711/
Keaphile711/
Kapela6720,343/
Kapele676,321/
Capuli671,669/
Capitelli671,502/
Capila671,319/
Kapule67994/
Capile67773/
Capeli67562/
Kapelj67243/
Kopila67211/
Köpeli67211/
Kopeli67181/
Kepeli67151/
Capilé6759/
Kepile6742/
Kepuli6738/
Kopile6736/
Köpilä6721/
Copili6717/
Qapeli6710/
Kapely679/
Kopuli678/
Capicelli676/
Capily675/
Kapyla673/
Kapılı672/
Kaippulli671/

Kapili Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kapili in the Hindi language
कपिलीkapili75.68
कपीलीkapili16.22
कपिलिkapili5.41
कापिलीkapili2.7
Kapili in the Oriya language
କପିଲିkapili54.05
କପିଳିkapili24.32
କାପିଲିkapili13.51
କାପିଲୀkapili2.7
କପିଳୀkapili2.7
କାପିଳିkapili2.7

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