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Where Does The Last Name Cape Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Cape is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Capé or Çape. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cape? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Cape is the 57,570^th most widespread last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 828,695 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 45 percent of Cape reside; 42 percent reside in North America and 41 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 464,438^th most widely held forename throughout the world It is held by 352 people.

The surname Cape is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 3,685 people, or 1 in 98,361. In The United States Cape is most common in: Georgia, where 24 percent are found, Missouri, where 6 percent are found and South Carolina, where 6 percent are found. Beside The United States this last name exists in 69 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 28 percent are found and England, where 7 percent are found.

Cape Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Cape has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Cape surname increased 721 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 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 adherence of those carrying the Cape surname is principally Methodist (57%) in Ireland.

In The United States Cape are 28.54% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 75.31% being registered with the political 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.