Capelan Surname

780,352nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 363 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Uruguay

Capelan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Capelan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain2071:225,85514,954
Uruguay581:59,1686,414
United States381:9,538,393399,091
Argentina241:1,780,97692,783
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
England121:4,643,172139,951
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

The alternate forms: Capelán (20) are calculated separately.

Capelan Last Name Facts

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

Capelan occurs more in Spain more than any other country/territory. It can appear as: Capelán. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Capelan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 780,352nd most numerous last name on earth, held by around 1 in 20,075,884 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 64 percent of Capelan reside; 57 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 57 percent reside in Iberian Europe.

Capelan is most commonly occurring in Spain, where it is borne by 207 people, or 1 in 225,855. In Spain Capelan is most frequent in: Galicia, where 94 percent live, Basque Country, where 3 percent live and Catalonia, where 3 percent live. Without taking into account Spain this last name occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in Uruguay, where 16 percent live and The United States, where 10 percent live.

Capelan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Capelan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Capelan surname grew 543 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Capelan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Capelan surname are 28.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 75% being registered to vote for the political party.

Capelan earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 41.22% more than the national average, earning $60,937 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Capelán9520/
Chapelan93240/
Capelain9319/
Capeland9314/
Capelane939/
Caipelan939/
Capelian936/
Caspelan934/
Capelyan932/
Capeelan931/
Capeilan931/
Cappelan931/
Capielan931/
Chapelain882,264/
Chapelian883/
Chappelan881/
Caspelian881/
Capelatin881/
Capeiland880/
Copelan86642/
Capalan86523/
Kapelan86467/
Sapelan8613/
Capilan8610/
Capelon862/
Capolan861/
Chapelaine825/
Chappelean821/
Chappelain820/
Copeland8093,112/
Chapelon801,215/
Kapelyan80159/
Caipilan80155/
Kapelian80112/
Copelane8014/
Kapelant8011/
Capilian8010/
Coupelan809/
Kapelaan809/
Capallan808/
Capilyan806/
Capalaan806/
Kappelan806/
Caspilan803/
Capelone802/
Capalean801/
Cappelon801/
Copelain801/
Copelang801/
Copelant801/
Cappilan801/
Caepilan801/
Capolean801/
Copelian801/
Scapelon801/
Capiland800/
Chappelaine783/
Capelã771/
Caspilyan7532/
Chappelon7531/
Kapeilian7518/
Chopelain7513/
Chapelone756/
Coopeland756/
Coupeland754/
Coupelant754/
Coppeland753/
Copeeland752/
Copelannd752/
Kapelyane751/
Copeleand751/
Copesland751/
Kaspelian751/
Kapeliasn751/
Cappilian751/
Capplehan751/
Sapilan711,417/
Kapilan71397/
Capelão7159/
Kapalan7147/
Japilan7141/
Chappelone7132/
Kopelan7114/
Capolon716/
Capalon714/
Copelon713/
Copalan712/
Zapelon712/
D'Copeland712/
Kapolan711/
Kappelamnn711/
Zapilan711/
Zapelam711/
Coupelon6759/
Kopelyan6752/
Kapilgan6740/
Kopelian6737/
Kapilian6735/
Kopeland6719/
Sapailan6711/
Kapelion679/
Kapilyan675/
Copelamd674/
Capleone674/
Kapalian672/
Kapalyan672/
Capilong672/
Caipilam671/
Copelond671/
Copiland671/
Kepelian671/
Kaipalan671/
Kapailan671/
Kapilaan671/
Kappalan671/
Jopelyan671/
Kopelant671/
Caipilon671/
Capilion671/
Copilian671/
Copelion670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Capelan
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