Kepalu Surname
Approximately 29 people bear this surname
Kepalu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 24 | 1:339,738 | 45,241 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
Kepalu (43) may also be a first name.
Kepalu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kepalu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kepalu is more frequently found in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kepalu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,665,662nd most widespread last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 251,294,687 people. The last name Kepalu occurs mostly in Oceania, where 86 percent of Kepalu reside; 86 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 83 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,545,828th most commonly used first name internationally It is held by 43 people.
The last name is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 24 people, or 1 in 339,738. In Papua New Guinea it is most prevalent in: National Capital District, where 67 percent live, Hela, where 29 percent live and Western Highlands, where 4 percent live. Apart from Papua New Guinea it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 14 percent live and The Solomon Islands, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keipailu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kapalu | 83 | 16,141 | / |
| Kipalu | 83 | 112 | / |
| Kopalu | 83 | 50 | / |
| Kepolu | 83 | 9 | / |
| Cepalu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Kiphalu | 77 | 274 | / |
| Kapailu | 77 | 269 | / |
| Kepoğlu | 77 | 203 | / |
| Koppalu | 77 | 157 | / |
| Kipaalu | 77 | 30 | / |
| Kopallu | 77 | 11 | / |
| Chepalu | 77 | 8 | / |
| Kappalu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kipalau | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kapallu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kapaalu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kipalou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kopalui | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kapaliu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kapalau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khapalu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Cheppalu | 71 | 5 | / |
| Koppallu | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kapaillu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kapailau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chepallu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kopphalu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kapolu | 67 | 292 | / |
| Cipalu | 67 | 195 | / |
| Kapelu | 67 | 107 | / |
| Kopolu | 67 | 75 | / |
| Kipelu | 67 | 48 | / |
| Kipolu | 67 | 22 | / |
| Kapahalou | 67 | 15 | / |
| Copalu | 67 | 8 | / |
| Cepolu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Capalu | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Kepalu
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