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 surname Sepela (Arabic: سبيلا, Oriya: େସେପଲା) occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant: Šepela. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sepela? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 764,765th most prevalent last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 19,537,657 people. The surname occurs mostly 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 numerous first name worldwide, held by 100 people.

The last name Sepela is most frequently held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 239 people, or 1 in 309,120. Aside from The DR Congo Sepela exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 20 percent live and Botswana, where 12 percent live.

Sepela Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sepela surname are 18.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 65% registered with 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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