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    The surname Chapa

    A surname, carried by 15,865 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex C100

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    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Chapa is more common than 98.6% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 15,865 people named Chapa in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 19,461 Americans. That is up 19% since 2000, when the Census counted 13,370.

    #2,297
    rank among US surnames
    15,865
    people in 2010
    5.4
    per 100,000 Americans
    +18.7%
    change since 2000 (was #2,475)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #2,288Mast15,93219,379
    #2,289Espinal15,92419,389
    #2,290Ibrahim15,91519,400
    #2,291Dietrich15,90419,413
    #2,292Bruner15,89819,420
    #2,293Valdivia15,89519,424
    #2,294Jernigan15,88919,431

    Who is named Chapa

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    90% of people named Chapa identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 8.2% as white (not Hispanic).

    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 90%
    • White (not Hispanic) 8.2%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.4%
    • Two or more races 0.2%

    Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

    Famous Chapas

    2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Damian Chapa
      American actor and filmmaker, born 1963
    • Kanak Chapa
      Bangladeshi female singer (* 1969)

    Notable Chapas come mostly from the United States (1) and Pakistan (1).

    Questions

    How common is the surname Chapa?
    15,865 people in the United States had the surname Chapa in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 19,461 Americans. It ranked 2,297th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Chapa?
    In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Chapa identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 8.2% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Chapa?
    Damian Chapa, American actor and filmmaker, followed by Kanak Chapa.
    Where is the surname Chapa most common?
    Wikidata records people named Chapa in the United States and Pakistan.
    Is the surname Chapa getting more or less common?
    More common. 13,370 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 15,865 in 2010, up 19%.