Cape Surname
Approximately 8,794 people bear this surname
Cape Surname Definition:
(Anglo-French-Latin) 1 Dweller at a Headland [French cap, Ital. capo; Latin caput, the head] De Cap.—Paris Directory.
2 nickname (prob. for a Monk) from the Hooded Cloak so called [French c(h)ape, L.Latin capa] Cp. Capp.
Cape Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,685 | 1:98,361 | 10,940 |
| Philippines | 2,438 | 1:41,525 | 6,549 |
| England | 596 | 1:93,487 | 10,014 |
| Ghana | 277 | 1:97,548 | 9,187 |
| Canada | 249 | 1:147,974 | 15,147 |
| Indonesia | 189 | 1:699,731 | 54,319 |
| South Africa | 172 | 1:314,987 | 29,898 |
| France | 169 | 1:393,034 | 57,995 |
| Haiti | 162 | 1:65,950 | 3,672 |
| Australia | 145 | 1:186,177 | 18,652 |
| India | 101 | 1:7,594,707 | 163,091 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 74 | 1:18,432 | 2,206 |
| Ivory Coast | 59 | 1:391,038 | 13,490 |
| Scotland | 41 | 1:130,581 | 8,115 |
| United Arab Emirates | 36 | 1:254,508 | 17,423 |
| Grenada | 35 | 1:3,101 | 479 |
| Italy | 33 | 1:1,853,233 | 86,897 |
| Wales | 31 | 1:99,824 | 7,946 |
| Poland | 29 | 1:1,310,647 | 81,985 |
| Venezuela | 23 | 1:1,313,221 | 18,235 |
| Singapore | 21 | 1:262,272 | 11,611 |
| Belgium | 19 | 1:605,087 | 54,956 |
| Thailand | 18 | 1:3,924,352 | 328,346 |
| New Zealand | 17 | 1:266,372 | 23,826 |
| Germany | 16 | 1:5,031,591 | 189,895 |
| Ireland | 15 | 1:313,929 | 10,911 |
| Argentina | 11 | 1:3,885,765 | 145,016 |
| Brazil | 11 | 1:19,461,303 | 329,560 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Russia | 9 | 1:16,013,673 | 414,297 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Croatia | 8 | 1:528,576 | 38,675 |
| Liberia | 7 | 1:629,791 | 27,063 |
| Peru | 7 | 1:4,540,589 | 34,489 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Taiwan | 4 | 1:5,861,186 | 33,577 |
| Cuba | 4 | 1:2,880,679 | 10,064 |
| Honduras | 4 | 1:2,204,110 | 6,397 |
| Colombia | 4 | 1:11,943,518 | 26,735 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1:17,080,085 | 2,793 |
| Ukraine | 3 | 1:15,174,232 | 372,501 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| Jamaica | 2 | 1:1,434,974 | 11,081 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 7 | 1:632,838 | 19,259 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 716 | 1:34,044 | 4,464 |
| Scotland | 29 | 1:129,076 | 5,773 |
| Wales | 16 | 1:98,026 | 4,293 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 511 | 1:98,275 | 9,988 |
The alternate forms: Capé (7) & Çape (4) are calculated separately.
Cape (352) may also be a first name.
Cape Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Anglo-French-Latin) 1 Dweller at a Headland [French cap, Ital. capo; Latin caput, the head] De Cap.—Paris Directory.
2 nickname (prob. for a Monk) from the Hooded Cloak so called [French c(h)ape, L.Latin capa] Cp. Capp.
From residence near, or at, a promontory.
Cape Demographics
Average Male Cape Height
175.56 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Cape Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cape Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Cape is found most in The United States. It can also be found in the variant forms: Capé or Çape. For other potential spellings of Cape click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Cape? popularity and diffusion
The surname Cape is the 57,570th most commonly held last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 828,695 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 45 percent of Cape live; 42 percent live in North America and 41 percent live in Anglo-North America. Cape is also the 464,438th most common forename in the world. It is borne by 352 people.
It is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 3,685 people, or 1 in 98,361. In The United States it is most frequent in: Georgia, where 24 percent reside, Missouri, where 6 percent reside and South Carolina, where 6 percent reside. Apart from The United States Cape is found in 69 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 28 percent reside and England, where 7 percent reside.
Cape Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Cape has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Cape surname increased 721 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 17 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 141 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 194 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 214 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Cape Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Methodist (57%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Cape last name are 28.54% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 75.31% registered with the party.
The amount Cape earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 132.51% more than the national average, earning R 552,528 per year; in United States they earn 5.88% less than the national average, earning $40,610 USD per year and in Canada they earn 39.8% more than the national average, earning $69,458 CAD per year.
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