Kapalo Surname

263,032nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,490 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Malawi

Kapalo Surname Definition:

Kapalo is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: blessing.

Kapalo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo8281:89,22710,161
Malawi3661:46,7746,615
Zambia1071:148,13010,678
Ukraine611:746,27476,759
Papua New Guinea321:254,80434,943
United States311:11,692,224454,091
Hungary171:577,42834,558
Indonesia151:8,816,613340,855
England91:6,190,895170,599
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250

The alternate forms: Kapaló (51) are calculated separately.

Kapalo (109) may also be a first name.

Kapalo Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Kapalo is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: blessing.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Kapalo Last Name Facts

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

Kapalo (Hindi: कपालो, Russian: Капало) is more frequently found in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant: Kapaló. For other potential spellings of Kapalo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kapalo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 263,032nd most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 4,890,970 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Kapalo live; 56 percent live in Central Africa and 56 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 900,062nd most widely held given name in the world. It is borne by 109 people.

It is most frequent in The DR Congo, where it is held by 828 people, or 1 in 89,227. Not including The DR Congo this last name exists in 19 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 25 percent reside and Zambia, where 7 percent reside.

Kapalo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kapalo last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% registered to vote for the political party.

Kapalo earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.12% more than the national average, earning $43,633 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kapaló9451/
Kapalou925/
Kaspalo923/
Kapealo921/
Kapailo921/
Kapaalo921/
Kapaulo921/
Khapaylo8622/
Kappallo8619/
Khapailo8619/
Kapatlot869/
Kapalosh861/
Kapala839,186/
Kapolo836,688/
Capalo833,953/
Kapelo831,417/
Kopalo8319/
Kapahalou8015/
Khapahloo801/
Kappala7712,069/
Kapolyo772,775/
Kaphala77574/
Capalos77280/
Kapaula77195/
Capalot77190/
Kapalla77155/
Capallo7794/
Khapala7793/
Kopaylo7780/
Khopalo7774/
Kopailo7770/
Kapelou7766/
Kapolou7764/
Kapalia7759/
Kaapala7747/
Kapaila7732/
Kapalah7732/
Kopalod7724/
Kaipala7722/
Cappalo7720/
Kapalló7718/
Kaipolo777/
Katpala775/
Kaepala775/
Kopaloo775/
Koppalo774/
Kapaala774/
Kaupala774/
Kappelo773/
Kapoulo773/
Capaloi772/
Capalho772/
Kapatla771/
Kapfala771/
Kopalot771/
Capalod771/
Kapoolo771/
Kapolio771/
Kaupolo771/
Kapalad771/
Kapalya771/
Kapoloh771/
Kapuilo771/
Kopallo771/
Capalio771/
Capaluo771/
Kapholo771/
Kapelio771/
Cappallo71134/
Kauppala7151/
Kapaaila7122/
Khaapala7112/
Kappalla7112/
Kaposloz7111/
Kaphalia719/
Kgaphala716/
Kappaala713/
Kaappala713/
Kaipaala713/
Khaphelo713/
Khappala712/
Capallos712/
Khapatla711/
Kapailau711/
Kaphahla711/
Kappalya711/
Kapallia711/
Kaphalas711/
Kapoulos711/
Kappelou711/
Kaapaala711/
Kaapollo711/
Koupalou711/
Kahapala711/
Kapallah711/
Kgapholo711/
Kashpala711/
Kapela6720,343/
Capelo676,914/
Kapała673,145/
Capolo672,033/
Kopolo671,649/
Kopala671,613/
Kapola671,540/
Capala67899/
Capacillo67508/
Kepolo67170/
Kopelo67120/
Kahapollo6783/
Kapoła6763/
Capêlo6758/
Kepala6740/
Kapoulous6739/
Kepelo6729/
Capatillo6713/
Kathpalya678/
Copalo674/
Capatello673/
Kaposlyoz671/
Kahtpalia671/
Kaipoulou671/
Kopało671/
Khappalla671/

Kapalo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kapalo in the Hindi language
कपालोkapalo75
कपलोkapalo25
Kapalo in the Russian language
Капалоkapalo-

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