Kepela Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kepela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kepela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kepela (22) may also be a first name.

Kepela Last Name Facts

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

Kepela is more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Kepela.

How Common Is The Last Name Kepela? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,057,639th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. The surname Kepela is primarily found in Oceania, where 53 percent of Kepela live; 53 percent live in Oceania Islands and 53 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Kepela is also the 2,301,746th most frequent first name at a global level. It is borne by 22 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 1,019,215. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily found in: Enga, where 50 percent reside and Southern Highlands, where 50 percent reside. Apart from Papua New Guinea this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in India, where 27 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kepelea9233/
Kepelya9216/
Kepeula9215/
Keppela921/
Kiepela921/
Koepela921/
Kiepiela86235/
Keippela8626/
Kephelas861/
Kapela8320,343/
Kopela831,314/
Kipela83569/
Kepeli83151/
Cepela83142/
Kepele83107/
Kepala8340/
Kepola8335/
Kepelo8329/
Kepila8321/
Kepely833/
Kypela833/
Kepelj831/
Koppela77801/
Chepela77627/
Kapelah7765/
Keppola7757/
Keppele7750/
Kipiela7733/
Kopelia7729/
Khapela7725/
Kuipela7721/
Kiepele7719/
Kaphela7717/
Kephala7716/
Kepeler7714/
Kappela7711/
Kepolai7711/
Khopela7711/
Kapelai7710/
Kaapela776/
Kaepala775/
Kapeela774/
Kepolla773/
Kopeela773/
Kepeeli773/
Kaipela773/
Kapiela772/
Kaepila772/
Keppely771/
Kapelaa771/
Kopeyla771/
Kepalla771/
Keipala771/
Keipele771/
Kiepala771/
Kapelau771/
Kopiela771/
Cepeala771/
Cepelea771/
Khepeli771/
Kopeila771/
Keppeli771/
Keepely771/
Kepesly770/
Keipeile71615/
Cheppela71168/
Khaphela7127/
Kappelau7122/
Kappiela7111/
Kaipelea719/
Keippala715/
Ketphila715/
Kopealla713/
Kepfetle711/
Khapelya711/
Koppeala711/
Koppeela711/
Koppelaa711/
Chepeala711/
Kaaipela711/
Kuiphela711/
Khepheli711/
Keaphola711/
Khetpila711/
Kapila6724,715/
Capela6715,735/
Kapala679,186/
Kipala672,643/
Kopala671,613/
Kapola671,540/
Kipila671,498/
Kapelo671,417/
Kipola67796/
Kipelo67438/
Cepele67327/
Kipele67319/
Kopola67284/
Kopila67211/
Kepolo67170/
Kopelo67120/
Qopela6775/
Copela6761/
Kespelher6742/
Kepile6742/
Kepili6733/
Kypyla6725/
Cepeli6721/
Kipeli679/
Cheapeala678/
Cepila676/
Cipela673/
Kapyla673/
Cepelo672/
Kespeloot672/
Koppealla671/
Kypele671/
Qepele671/
Kypelo671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kepela
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