# Kapadia (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/kapadia/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Gujarati.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Gujarati |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 2,512 |
| US rank (2010) | 12,384 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 122,908 people |
| Change since 2000 | +42% (1,774 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Transliteration of Gujarati કાપડિયા (kāpaṛiyā).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Kapadia in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 4.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 0.9% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 92% |
| Two or more races | 2.7% |

## Similar surnames

Kivett, Kebede, Kubota, Kubat, Kabat.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.