Cognomen كابيلا (Kapila 
, Kabila 
, كابيلا 
) , worldwide, is a common last name. The last name كابيلا is habitual in Portugal, where it is quite a common surname, Zambia, and Sri Lanka, where it is quite a rare surname. Not in comparison with a country's population, the name is most common in India, Portugal, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Likewise, كابيلا is the forename as well as the last name.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Kapila | Zambia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sri Lanka, Brazil, India |
| Kabila | Zambia, Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Brazil, India |
| كابيلا | Libya, Sudan |
| Capela | Angola, France, India, Portugal, Brazil |