Kipala Surname

164,185th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,643 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kipala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kipala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,2351:42,8684,874
DR Congo1,2181:60,6567,230
Uganda1021:382,73824,349
Zambia341:466,17421,520
Congo291:172,0388,333
India131:59,005,029552,550
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243

Kipala (319) may also be a first name.

Kipala Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kipala occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Kipala.

How Common Is The Last Name Kipala? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 164,185th most frequent last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 2,757,301 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kipala are found; 51 percent are found in East Africa and 51 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Kipala is also the 491,536th most commonly used first name on earth. It is borne by 319 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 1,235 people, or 1 in 42,868. In Tanzania it is most common in: Geita Region, where 26 percent are found, Rukwa Region, where 14 percent are found and Morogoro Region, where 14 percent are found. Outside of Tanzania this surname occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 46 percent are found and Uganda, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kipaila921,062/
Kiphala9275/
Kipayla9248/
Kaipala9222/
Kiopala9218/
Kipalya9215/
Koipala929/
Kipalay925/
Kipalau922/
Keipala921/
Kiepala921/
Kipalah921/
Keippala865/
Kipaaila864/
Kaipaala863/
Kispatla861/
Kuippala861/
Kidpalah861/
Kipola83796/
Kipela83569/
Kipalo83371/
Kupala83234/
Kipale83163/
Cipala83102/
Kipali8348/
Kepala8340/
Kipała831/
Kipaliash804/
Kishphala801/
Chipala775,423/
Kuppala775,141/
Kippola77309/
Kipaule77135/
Kuphala77128/
Kitpalo7795/
Kupalia7775/
Kepalas7768/
Kaipale7759/
Kaipali7754/
Kupalla7743/
Cipalla7742/
Kuipela7721/
Kaipola7719/
Kephala7716/
Kypalas7715/
Kipoula7714/
Kupaala7712/
Khupala779/
Kijpalo778/
Kitpali777/
Kiphola775/
Kupaela774/
Cippala774/
Cipaila774/
Kipolas773/
Kaipela773/
Ketpala773/
Kuepala772/
Kipaloi772/
Kaipaly771/
Khipale771/
Khipali771/
Kiepela771/
Kippali771/
Kuupala771/
Kepalla771/
Kiepali771/
Kipoola771/
Kipaile771/
Kupaula771/
Gkipali771/
Cipalay771/
Kipalli771/
Kipalou771/
Chippala713,276/
Chipaila71727/
Kuppalla71209/
Kephalas71160/
Kuppaala71149/
Chiphala71121/
Kidpalos7185/
Kitpalit7159/
Chipalla7131/
Keippela7126/
Kaipally7112/
Kaipalli7111/
Cipaaila7110/
Kuppalaa719/
Kipailoi714/
Kitpalle713/
Kippolla713/
Kuuppala712/
Kaipalle711/
Kaiphale711/
Kipailey711/
Kippaali711/
Koipally711/
Kojppala711/
Kuupaala711/
Kupallaa711/
Kipoulas711/
Kipfuila711/
Kaaipela711/
Kuiphela711/
Chipalah711/
Quipaula711/
Kupela671,645/
Kipolo67508/
Kipelo67438/
Cipola67416/
Kupalo67155/
Kipole67144/
Kepali67142/
Kupola6772/
Cipale6751/
Kipoli6751/
Kepale6745/
Kaitpalli6739/
Kepola6735/
Kaippally6719/
Kepela6715/
Cipali6714/
Kepaly679/
Chippalla678/
Cepala676/
Kupphaala675/
Cipalo675/
Kuppaalla674/
Kaippalli674/
Cipaly674/
Cceipalla674/
Kaidpalli673/
Kuppaalaa673/
Kupphalaa673/
Kypela673/
Kepalaitė672/
Quispeala672/
Kipoly672/
Khaitpali671/
Chippaala671/
Chipphala671/
Qipali671/
Cipała671/
Kitphalit671/

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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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  • 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 Kipala
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