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.

DNA test information

Kaptala 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
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

Kaptala (Hindi: कप्तला) is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kaptala? popularity and diffusion

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

Kaptala is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 4,198,173. In Kenya Kaptala is most frequent in: Trans Nzoia County, where 82 percent live, Uasin Gishu County, where 9 percent live and West Pokot County, where 9 percent live. Other than Kenya this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in India, where 8 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
Kaptalai9312/
Kaptola86239/
Kaptela867/
Kaptale866/
Kavtale71196/
Captola713/
Kaptolo711/
Koptalo711/
Koptola711/
Qaptaly711/
Kavthale6746/
Kaptolio671/
Captaali671/
Kabtoula671/
Kovtalo57251/
Koptelo572/
Coptola571/
Kabtouli531/
Kabtoleh531/
Captolia530/
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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
  • 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 Kaptala
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