Zappala Surname

49,946th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,290 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Zappala Surname User-submission:

The Zappala surname comes from a word zappa, which refers to a farming implement (a hoe), and la, which means 'there' in Italian. So 'hoe there'; probably a agricultural labourer or small farmer that uses a hoe to tend to the fields; a farm peasant.

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Zappala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy7,6031:8,0441,149
United States1,2131:298,81227,597
Argentina6871:62,2175,308
Australia3711:72,7658,563
Brazil1431:1,497,02350,066
Switzerland381:216,12918,575
Spain371:1,263,56942,239
Belgium331:348,38338,592
Germany321:2,515,796126,826
France261:2,554,720189,486
Venezuela251:1,208,16317,203
Canada251:1,473,824101,190
England111:5,065,278148,650
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
El Salvador21:3,171,9446,376
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

The alternate forms: Zappalà (625), Zappalá (23) & Zappalã (1) are calculated separately.

Zappala (43) may also be a first name.

Zappala Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Zappala surname comes from a word zappa, which refers to a farming implement (a hoe), and la, which means 'there' in Italian. So 'hoe there'; probably a agricultural labourer or small farmer that uses a hoe to tend to the fields; a farm peasant.

- zappa

(Italian) The Zepponi surname comes from the verb zappare, which means 'to hoe'. Probably the first people with this surname worked on the ground.

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Zappala Last Name Facts

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

Zappala is more frequently found in Italy than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Zappalà, Zappalá or Zappalã. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zappala? popularity and diffusion

Zappala is the 49,946th most commonly held last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 708,216 people. The last name Zappala occurs mostly in Europe, where 76 percent of Zappala are found; 74 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 74 percent are found in Italic Europe. Zappala is also the 1,545,828th most common first name at a global level, held by 43 people.

The surname Zappala is most numerous in Italy, where it is carried by 7,603 people, or 1 in 8,044. In Italy it is primarily found in: Sicily, where 89 percent are found, Lazio, where 4 percent are found and Lombardy, where 2 percent are found. Excluding Italy Zappala is found in 29 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 12 percent are found and Argentina, where 7 percent are found.

Zappala Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Zappala are 10.83% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 64.06% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Zappala earn in different countries varies markedly. In Italy they earn 39.08% more than the national average, earning €41,765 per year; in United States they earn 18.76% more than the national average, earning $51,244 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.48% less than the national average, earning $45,468 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zappalà95625/
Zappalá9523/
Zappalã951/
Zappalla9337/
Zappalai933/
Zapppala931/
Zapala92557/
Zappola86272/
Zapalač86119/
Zapalai8690/
Sappala8654/
Czapala8629/
Zapalla8627/
Zappale8614/
Zappalo8611/
Zappela869/
Jappala868/
Zaepala866/
Cappala863/
Zapalay861/
Zapalia861/
Chappala80326/
Czapalla8030/
Czapalay8026/
Cappalla8024/
Sappatla8023/
Zapallai803/
Zappolla802/
Czapalai801/
Zappuila801/
Zapailla801/
Zapaylla801/
Djappala801/
Cappalia800/
Zapalach800/
Zapała775,315/
Sapala771,481/
Capala77899/
Japala77543/
Zapola7787/
Zapale7761/
Zapela7742/
Zapalo7729/
Zapalá776/
Zapali774/
Čapala774/
Zápala773/
Xapala772/
Zapatella7550/
Chappalla755/
Chappatla751/
Chaappala751/
Zapalatch750/
Chapala7113,793/
Seppala711,468/
Cappola71807/
Capalla71750/
Sapaula71443/
Shapala71278/
Sapatla71245/
Sapayla71198/
Sappali71194/
Sapalya71174/
Zappolo71168/
Japalau71164/
Saphala71148/
Zapolla71136/
Sapalas71106/
Saapala7196/
Saipala7184/
Sapalat7179/
Ciapala7175/
Jaipala7174/
Sapahla7165/
Capalay7165/
Coppala7161/
Cappali7148/
Capalau7146/
Tsapala7142/
Zoppola7141/
Czepala7138/
Czapela7129/
Saupala7127/
Zoppali7123/
Sappale7121/
Cappalo7120/
Capalia7120/
Zappatelli7117/
Satpala7114/
Soppala7112/
Zapalli7112/
Sapalah7111/
Sappola719/
Sapalia717/
Zapalyi717/
Capalaj716/
Zeppola715/
Jaypala715/
Jaapala715/
Japalla715/
Jadpala714/
Sapalla714/
Capalai714/
Ziapalo714/
Czapała714/
Ceapala713/
Jappali713/
Zapoula713/
Sapaila713/
Cappaillau713/
Zapallo713/
Japhala713/
Zaphela713/
Japaala712/
Sapalay712/
Zapalis712/
Szopala712/
Sapaela712/
Sapalap712/
Saspala711/
Cahpala711/
Caapala711/
Jabpala711/
Saypala711/
Sappaly711/
Zapólla711/
Zappelo711/
Zapalie711/
Zapalii711/
Sapaala711/
Sapalai711/
Szapała711/
Szapola711/
Capaula711/
Capayla711/
Caypala711/
Caupala711/
Sappela711/
Zappole711/
Zapalei711/
Choppala673,111/
Chaapala67476/
Chaipala67307/
Chapalay67153/
Cappallo67134/
Sappaile67113/
Cappalli67101/
Saepalah67100/
Cappolla6774/
Tsapalas6771/
Chapatla6766/
Zapaille6765/
Chaupala6764/
Saapatla6762/
Capallia6762/
Zapaylle6736/
Czepalla6734/
Chapalla6722/
Zapałacz6721/
Szapałas6720/
Saypalay6719/
Capaaila6719/
Saypayla6713/
Zaspalis6711/
Saypalia679/
Saphaila678/
Dziopala677/
Zoppolat677/
Sappalee677/
Shapalas676/
Chapaala675/
Zhapaleu675/
Sappalli674/
Thsapala674/
Cheapala674/
Sapailla674/
Capalaai674/
Shapalai674/
Saupalla673/
Ciappola673/
Jappaali673/
Shaphala673/
Seppalla672/
Sathpala672/
Sahapala671/
Sapallya671/
Sapaulla671/
Saphaula671/
Cahapala671/
Chapalaa671/
Chapalat671/
Chapalia671/
Chapayla671/
Chapfala671/
Chaphala671/
Chhapala671/
Jappalli671/
Jaapaala671/
Coppalla671/
Zapoitla671/
Soppalla671/
Saypeala671/
Sapaylay671/
Zapailli671/
Zapatler671/
Sahpaala671/
Sapallay671/
Saphalap671/
Saphalat671/
Saphalia671/
Tchapala671/
Trzapała671/
Czepalia671/
Cappaali671/
Capallla671/
Chapalaz671/
Czapolai671/
Jeapalla671/
Japaulla671/
Zapolatz670/

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