Sapalu Surname

221,125th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,846 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Guatemala
Highest density in:
Guatemala

Sapalu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sapalu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Guatemala1,7591:9,1431,036
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Zambia321:495,31022,215
India71:109,580,769786,157
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

The alternate forms: Sapalú (2) are calculated separately.

Sapalu (54) may also be a first name.

Sapalu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sapalu (Hindi: सपालू, Marathi: सापळु, Oriya: ସାପଲୁ, Russian: Сапалу) is carried by more people in Guatemala than any other country or territory. It can occur as: Sapalú. Click here for further possible spellings of Sapalu.

How Common Is The Last Name Sapalu? popularity and diffusion

Sapalu is the 221,125th most numerous family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 3,947,750 people. Sapalu is primarily found in The Americas, where 96 percent of Sapalu are found; 95 percent are found in Central America and 95 percent are found in Hispano-Central America. Sapalu is also the 1,350,955th most frequently held first name in the world, borne by 54 people.

The surname is most widespread in Guatemala, where it is held by 1,759 people, or 1 in 9,143. In Guatemala Sapalu is primarily concentrated in: Sololá Department, where 96 percent reside, Guatemala Department, where 4 percent reside and Chimaltenango Department, where 0 percent reside. Outside of Guatemala it exists in 10 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 2 percent reside and Zambia, where 2 percent reside.

Sapalu Last Name Statistics demography

Sapalu earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 22.99% less than the national average, earning $33,229 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sapalú942/
Sapaulu9295/
Sapalup924/
Sappalu924/
Sapaleu921/
Sapgallu861/
Sapolu83327/
Sepalu8317/
Sapelu8313/
Japalu832/
Capalu831/
Zapalu831/
Japalau77164/
Soopalu7790/
Djapalu7729/
Jaypalu7727/
Japaleu7723/
Zapalus7721/
Seapolu778/
Chapalu778/
Japalus777/
Jaipalu773/
Sapelou773/
Sepalou772/
Sapaloo771/
Sapolau771/
Siapolu771/
Sapeulu771/
Shapolu771/
Saipolu771/
Saipoğlu7110/
Zhapaleu715/
Chhapalu715/
Sapoulou713/
Sapolous711/
Chapalou711/
Saspoulu711/
Chapalut711/
Sadpoolu711/
Sopolu6790/
Sopelu6768/
Copalu678/
Cepalu672/
Sepelu672/
Jopalu671/

Sapalu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sapalu in the Oriya language
ସାପଲୁsapalu-
Sapalu in the Hindi language
सपालूsapalu83.33
सपालुsapalu16.67
Sapalu in the Marathi language
सापळुsapalu42.11
सापलुsapalu26.32
सापळूsapalu26.32
सपाळूsapalu5.26
Sapalu in the Russian language
Сапалуsapalu-

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Footnotes

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