Sepela Surname

764,765th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 373 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Botswana

Sepela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sepela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo2391:309,12027,984
United States731:4,965,191254,179
Botswana441:49,7039,263
Latvia41:512,51230,386
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

The alternate forms: Šepela (4) are calculated separately.

Sepela (100) may also be a first name.

Sepela Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sepela (Arabic: سبيلا, Oriya: େସେପଲା) is found most frequently in The DR Congo. It may occur as a variant: Šepela. Click here to see other potential spellings of Sepela.

How Common Is The Last Name Sepela? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 764,765th most widespread family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 19,537,657 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 78 percent of Sepela live; 64 percent live in Central Africa and 64 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 946,056th most commonly occurring given name globally It is held by 100 people.

Sepela is most frequent in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 239 people, or 1 in 309,120. Besides The DR Congo Sepela occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 20 percent are found and Botswana, where 12 percent are found.

Sepela Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sepela surname are 18.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 65% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Sepela earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 89.85% less than the national average, earning R 24,132 per year and in United States they earn 8.74% less than the national average, earning $39,378 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Šepela944/
Sepetla92438/
Sepaela92346/
Seapela9284/
Szepela9260/
Sephela9250/
Shepela9232/
Sepelya9210/
Seppela9210/
Sedpela922/
Saepela921/
Scepela921/
Sehpela921/
Seepela921/
Siepiela86137/
Szepiela8654/
Shepelya8651/
Seppelya862/
Sheppela862/
Sepeetla861/
Sepala831,721/
Sapela83336/
Sepele83186/
Sopela83166/
Cepela83142/
Sipela8361/
Sepely8332/
Sepeli8328/
Sepola8316/
Sepelj834/
Sepelo832/
Sepila832/
Zepela831/
Shephelah804/
Seppala771,468/
Chepela77627/
Soppela77317/
Shipela77308/
Seppola77284/
Sepitla77223/
Seipelo77205/
Seipala77179/
Shapela77157/
Sapiela77106/
Sopiela7796/
Sepetli7793/
Seepala7782/
Sephola7757/
Sepayla7757/
Sepaila7753/
Seppele7743/
Sepalay7742/
Sispela7730/
Sephala7729/
Seapele7727/
Seppäla7720/
Sepolia7718/
Sepelie7717/
Sepilia7713/
Saphela7712/
Sipelga7712/
Shepeli7710/
Sipelia778/
Sephelo778/
Sepalla777/
Rzepela776/
Sejpala775/
Shepala775/
Zepiela775/
Shepele775/
Shepelo774/
Seepeli773/
Sapelah773/
Sophela773/
Seupele773/
Sepeele773/
Shypela773/
Sespele772/
Sepolla772/
Sepelis772/
Sapaela772/
Sapelai772/
Seepele772/
Sepaelo772/
Shepola771/
Seepely771/
Saypela771/
Saapela771/
Sipelea771/
Siepala771/
Siepila771/
Sepeule771/
Sephele771/
Sepheli771/
Sepieła771/
Cepeala771/
Cepelea771/
Sopaela771/
Sepetlo771/
Seapelo771/
Sappela771/
Sepeles771/
Sepilah771/
Rzepiela71430/
Chepetla71308/
Shaapela71228/
Cheppela71168/
Saepilah71110/
Sephelle71104/
Saepalah71100/
Seppeler7187/
Shapeela7166/
Sepetler7136/
Sieppala7122/
Ziepiela7121/
Siepiola7117/
Seipetlo7115/
Seipalla7111/
Shiphela7110/
Sheepala717/
Sepholla716/
Seipehlo715/
Shapelya714/
Shepelyo713/
Seupeule713/
Seppalla712/
Sophelia711/
Ceipiela711/
Chepeala711/
Shipelah711/
Shepolla711/
Seippele711/
Saypeala711/
Saypeyla711/
Sephohla711/
Szapiela711/
Szepeloh711/
Sejpahla711/
Siepelie711/
Sephaila711/
Sephehlo711/
Seiphelo711/
Seephila711/
Seepolla711/
Seubpala711/
Shepelyi711/
Sepehler710/
Shopiela710/
Çepele672,131/
Sipala672,080/
Sipola672,040/
Sapala671,481/
Sopala67800/
Sapola67558/
Sipila67555/
Gepila67468/
Sepolo67375/
Sapelo67340/
Cepele67327/
Sapila67283/
Sopila67254/
Seiphehlo67203/
Scheppele67168/
Schepeler67149/
Sipele67124/
Çepeli67123/
Sepalo67107/
Sopyla6765/
Seiphetlo6764/
Šepelj6750/
Zapela6742/
Sipeli6739/
Sopola6739/
Sopelo6727/
Zopela6727/
Cepeli6721/
Sopeła6714/
Saepollah6711/
Jepila679/
Cheapeala678/
Sepili678/
Sipelo677/
Jepelo676/
Saypaelay676/
Cepila676/
Zipela675/
Cepola675/
Sīpola675/
Sephetlho675/
Sepile674/
Zepele673/
Cipela673/
Sepilo672/
Cepelo672/
Seipetlho672/
Seephehlo672/
Schepiloa671/
Shetpeely671/
Shaapeela671/
Çepila671/
Sipyla671/
Shchepelo671/
Sapeła671/
Szephelyi671/
Gipela671/
Siephehlo671/
Shchepyla671/
Sheppeale670/

Sepela Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sepela in the Oriya language
େସେପଲାesepala-
Sepela in the Arabic language
سبيلاsbyla-

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