Pepala Surname

260,578th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,507 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Pepala Surname Definition:

Pepala is a surname of the Lamba tribe, meaning: paper.

Pepala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia1,1541:13,7351,579
India1661:4,620,876119,070
Malawi1571:109,03912,664
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
England11:55,718,059489,080
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Pepala (54) may also be a first name.

Pepala Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Pepala is a surname of the Lamba tribe, meaning: paper.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Pepala Last Name Facts

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

Pepala (Hindi: पेपला) is held by more people in Zambia than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pepala? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 260,578th most commonly used family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,835,797 people. The last name Pepala is mostly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Pepala are found; 88 percent are found in Southern Africa and 88 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,350,955th most common first name in the world It is held by 54 people.

This last name is most numerous in Zambia, where it is held by 1,154 people, or 1 in 13,735. In Zambia Pepala is most prevalent in: North-Western Province, where 53 percent are found, Copperbelt Province, where 22 percent are found and Lusaka Province, where 12 percent are found. Besides Zambia this last name is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in India, where 11 percent are found and Malawi, where 10 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pepalla92228/
Pepalay92112/
Pedpala9212/
Pepaala9211/
Peppala928/
Pepatla925/
Peepala923/
Pepalai922/
Peipala922/
Peapala921/
Pepalia921/
Pepaula921/
Peppalla868/
Peapalad867/
Peepalla864/
Pedpatla861/
Peepaala861/
Peeppala861/
Pepallau861/
Pepela832,321/
Papala831,957/
Pipala83256/
Popala83184/
Pepale8340/
Pepali8326/
Pepalo837/
Peddpatla803/
Pheaphala802/
Peepaalla801/
Peshpalaj801/
Peapalatd801/
Pappala7712,534/
Papalia775,720/
Pipalay772,536/
Pippala77540/
Pipalia77326/
Popalia77105/
Papalla7785/
Pipalla7784/
Pispala7768/
Pidpala7757/
Poppala7755/
Paipala7754/
Popalai7741/
Pipalai7733/
Pydpala7732/
Pepoula7722/
Papalea7720/
Pepalis7719/
Pipalya7717/
Paphala7716/
Pipalat7713/
Paapala7712/
Papalau7712/
Pipalad7710/
Papalai779/
Papaala777/
Pepolas776/
Papfala775/
Pepalli775/
Paypala775/
Pedpali774/
Pophala774/
Popalay774/
Peapaly773/
Pipaala772/
Popaila772/
Popalla771/
Pujpala771/
Pepalle771/
Phapala771/
Papalaa771/
Piopala771/
Papalay771/
Peupela771/
Pepalgo771/
Pepaliy771/
Pepelah771/
Poipala771/
Pippalla712,484/
Puypalat71105/
Peippola7143/
Pappalau7140/
Peshpali7129/
Paitpala7112/
Pedpolla7112/
Pedpalli7111/
Pipalaya719/
Pappaala718/
Pappalla717/
Paidpala716/
Paypalas714/
Pipfalla714/
Pippalaa714/
Poepoola714/
Poppalla713/
Peapally712/
Popfalai711/
Peepeela711/
Pipphala711/
Paapaala711/
Paappala711/
Papphala711/
Paipalla711/
Phaphala711/
Pipalaai711/
Pipalais711/
Pepeilla711/
Phetpola711/
Phopalay711/
Paipalad711/
Papola671,646/
Pipale671,435/
Popela671,425/
Popola671,276/
Popalo67457/
Pepoli67267/
Pipała67266/
Pipola67188/
Papela67113/
Phophalia6794/
Pipali6756/
Papalo6739/
Pypalo6723/
Peddpalli6715/
Pepolo678/
Pipalo677/
Pepole676/
Pypała676/
Pepelo673/
Popała672/
Poippalla671/
Pypaly671/
Phaphalay671/
Papală671/
Phaphalai671/
Phaphalaj671/
Pipalahas671/
Phetphola671/
Phipphala671/
Pespaletz670/

Pepala Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pepala in the Hindi language
पेपलाpepala-

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