Cape Surname

57,570th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,794 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Grenada

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,6851:98,36110,940
Philippines2,4381:41,5256,549
England5961:93,48710,014
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
Canada2491:147,97415,147
Indonesia1891:699,73154,319
South Africa1721:314,98729,898
France1691:393,03457,995
Haiti1621:65,9503,672
Australia1451:186,17718,652
India1011:7,594,707163,091
Trinidad and Tobago741:18,4322,206
Ivory Coast591:391,03813,490
Scotland411:130,5818,115
United Arab Emirates361:254,50817,423
Grenada351:3,101479
Italy331:1,853,23386,897
Wales311:99,8247,946
Poland291:1,310,64781,985
Venezuela231:1,313,22118,235
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Belgium191:605,08754,956
Thailand181:3,924,352328,346
New Zealand171:266,37223,826
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
Ireland151:313,92910,911
Argentina111:3,885,765145,016
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Croatia81:528,57638,675
Liberia71:629,79127,063
Peru71:4,540,58934,489
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Cuba41:2,880,67910,064
Honduras41:2,204,1106,397
Colombia41:11,943,51826,735
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
China21:683,660,78330,601
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7161:34,0444,464
Scotland291:129,0765,773
Wales161:98,0264,293
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5111:98,2759,988

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.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From residence near, or at, a promontory.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Cape Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cape is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also occur as: Capé or Çape. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cape? popularity and diffusion

It is the 57,570th most commonly occurring surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 828,695 people. The last name Cape is primarily found in The Americas, where 45 percent of Cape live; 42 percent live in North America and 41 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 464,438th most prevalent forename on earth, held by 352 people.

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

Cape Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Cape has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Cape last name 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 adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Methodist (57%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Cape surname 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Capé927/
Çape924/
Caspe8910,303/
Capes894,127/
Cappe892,660/
Chape892,288/
Capet891,624/
Caipe891,007/
Caper89637/
Capie89227/
Capey89129/
Capez89105/
Scape8948/
Capeţ8940/
Caupe8937/
Capee8925/
Capei8921/
Czape8917/
Capea899/
Caphe894/
Capeu892/
Gcape892/
Caape891/
Cap'e891/
Caype891/
Cazpe891/
Capej891/
Capeh890/
Caped890/
Cap8619,440/
Casper8025,001/
Capper806,302/
Chappe802,395/
Cajape801,904/
Cajipe801,471/
Cauper801,421/
Cajepe801,306/
Chaupe801,019/
Cayupe80594/
Chapey80390/
Cheape80305/
Tchape80209/
Chaphe80137/
Cappie80128/
Scappe8091/
Capetz8082/
Capets8082/
Caaper8079/
Cappes8038/
Caiper8033/
Cappez8023/
Capett8023/
Chapei8020/
Ciappe8019/
Caspet8014/
Capfer8013/
Chaape8011/
Chapea8010/
Chaipe8010/
Caspes808/
Cahape807/
Caipei807/
Cappey806/
Casspe806/
Caphey805/
Chhape804/
Chapee804/
Cape's804/
Caïphe804/
Capher803/
Caipes803/
Caiupe803/
Caaipe803/
Capeer802/
Czaper802/
Caspez802/
Cayepe802/
Capess801/
Cappet801/
Cappee801/
Cappeh801/
Caippe801/
Caphie801/
Capihe801/
Cajope801/
Cajper801/
Ciapej801/
Ciapet801/
Cayipe801/
Caupet801/
Cuyape801/
Cappei801/
Caphes801/
Caupes801/
Cayper801/
Scaipe800/
Caapes800/
Cazper800/
Caspey800/
Cope7544,467/
Capa7517,615/
Sape757,800/
Kape756,798/
Capp754,176/
Jape753,652/
Zape752,779/
Capi752,264/
Caps75980/
Capy75815/
Capt75788/
Caup75181/
Casp75157/
Caap7543/
Cahp7543/
Qape7531/
Caip7519/
Capf7513/
Caph7510/
Cayp754/
Ceap753/
Catp753/
Cazp752/
Capz752/
Hcap752/
Capí751/
Qcap751/
Cabp751/
Cadp751/
Chappey73488/
Tchapet73226/
Ciappei73143/
Chappee7344/
Cauphie7333/
Caujape7315/
Cayapes7314/
Tschape739/
Caupper737/
Caipper736/
Tchappe735/
Cajipie733/
Tchaape733/
Chaipee733/
Caippes733/
Ciapper732/
Chaipej732/
Chaipei732/
Tchaupe732/
Chappée732/
Casphed732/
Caspech732/
Capehes731/
Cappess731/
Cappett731/
Caasper731/
Cayeppe731/
Chehape731/
Chaupea731/
Zschape731/
Chappea731/
Cheapea731/
Capheat731/
Tchapje731/
Cahuepe731/
Cajepee731/
Cajepes731/
Chayppe731/
Chaphey731/
Cayuper731/
Czapper731/
Chaupje731/
Caippez731/
Chaipeh731/
Cauphey730/
Caspeer730/
Cappher730/
Caypher730/
Cashper730/
Capps6725,917/
Jaspe6710,728/
Cappa678,327/
Coupe677,959/
Capai675,243/
Chapi675,188/
Sapei674,655/
Copes674,434/
Ccapa673,931/
Capio673,701/
Saupe673,534/
Capiz673,302/
Kappe673,144/
Zappe672,748/
Capoy672,659/
Cappi672,607/
Coppe672,389/
Sappe672,268/
Sapie672,107/
Coope671,698/
Ceapa671,552/
Kapeu671,436/
Caspi671,412/
Ciapa671,388/
Khape671,361/
Jappe671,078/
Coper671,053/
Zapfe671,035/
Capit671,007/
Caipa67954/
Zapet67950/
Kapei67745/
Sapey67741/
Kaupe67646/
Cappy67561/
Capis67530/
Copie67462/
Chope67457/
Ceapă67419/
Copet67360/
Copez67337/
Kaphe67335/
Cheap67311/
Zazpe67298/
Japes67290/
Capay67280/
Capuy67276/
Caupi67270/
Capid67267/
Jaype67237/
Scope67229/
Sapeu67229/
Chapy67221/
Ccope67210/
Jazpe67201/
Saipe67197/
Keape67186/
Kapeš67183/
Csapi67151/
Kapie67148/
Caupp67146/
Japet67145/
Scapi67142/
Ciapi67129/
Žaper67127/
Zaper67123/
Kapea67118/
Kaipe67117/
Sapea67111/
Djape67106/
Zaphe67104/
Seape67103/
Japee6790/
Copey6789/
Kapej6789/
Tsape6787/
Kapeh6784/
Saape6771/
Sapee6771/
Kgape6771/
Capha6770/
Zapea6765/
Copei6764/
Japhe6756/
Japer6753/
Copee6748/
Kaape6745/
Czapa6744/
Capuj6743/
Kapee6742/
Japez6742/
Zadpe6735/
Cappè6734/
Zaspe6733/
Zapey6733/
Caepi6732/
Capoa6730/
Caspy6729/
Caypa6728/
Cahpi6728/
Kapeć6727/
Kcapa6727/
Cahap6726/
Zapie6724/
Sapeh6722/
Giape6722/
Tjape6720/
Japei6715/
Saphe6713/
Capaa6713/
Caupa6712/
Kapey6712/
Cöper6712/
Caphi6710/
Ceipe6710/
Kapje679/
Cappé679/
Czope679/
Caapa678/
Kaepe678/
Cospe677/
Jhape677/
Quape677/
Cop'e677/
Caipi676/
Jaipe676/
Căpeț676/
Tschappe675/
Copée675/
Capaj674/
Zapes674/
Caphy674/
Cappz674/
Ciapă674/
Cuipe674/
Cozpe673/
Capoi673/
Chapí673/
Zaipe673/
Dzape673/
Jaape673/
Japed672/
Caphs672/
Capoj672/
Zapeh672/
Copeh672/
Capúa672/
Caisp672/
Zaped672/
Tchapeth672/
Capyo672/
Capșa672/
Kapfe672/
Japey672/
Kaype672/
Japje672/
Kahpe671/
Cap't671/
Capiy671/
Cappf671/
Caapi671/
Hcaps671/
Hcope671/
Jadpe671/
Zaape671/
Capii671/
Copeu671/
Cópes671/
Caípa671/
Jaupe671/
Kapeî671/
Kapeï671/
Kapeś671/
Zaupe671/
Zapee671/
Zapez671/
Tcheapet671/
Tcapa671/
Tchappet671/
Caaip671/
Caipf671/
Capih671/
Capip671/
Caouhepe671/
Caypi671/
Cauzp671/
Caupy671/
Cuype671/
Copea671/
Copej671/
Qaphe671/
Ciope671/
Capss671/
Cqaip671/
Japea671/
Coipe670/
Copfe670/
Copep670/

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