Kaptala Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kaptala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kaptala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya111:4,198,17341,178
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Kaptala Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kaptala (Hindi: कप्तला) is found most in Kenya. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kaptala? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kaptala is the 5,587,209th most commonly used surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 92 percent of Kaptala reside; 92 percent reside in East Africa and 75 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

It is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 4,198,173. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Trans Nzoia County, where 82 percent reside, Uasin Gishu County, where 9 percent reside and West Pokot County, where 9 percent reside. Apart from Kenya this surname exists in one country. It is also common in India, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaptalai9312/
Kaptola86239/
Kaptela867/
Kaptale866/
Kavtale71196/
Captola713/
Kaptolo711/
Koptalo711/
Koptola711/
Qaptaly711/
Kavthale6746/
Kaptolio671/
Captaali671/
Kabtoula671/
Kovtalo57251/
Koptelo572/
Coptola571/
Kabtouli531/
Kabtoleh531/
Captolia530/

Kaptala Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kaptala in the Hindi language
कप्तलाkaptala-

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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
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  • 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 Kaptala
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