Capelj Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Croatia

Capelj Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Capelj Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

The alternate forms: Čapelj (39) are calculated separately.

Capelj Last Name Facts

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

The last name Capelj is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as: Čapelj. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Capelj? popularity and diffusion

Capelj is the 3,957,383rd most widely held last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 291,501,837 people. Capelj occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 76 percent of Capelj live; 76 percent live in North America and 76 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 24,163,929. In The United States Capelj is mostly concentrated in: Michigan, where 100 percent reside. Excluding The United States this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 16 percent reside and Croatia, where 16 percent reside.

Capelj Last Name Statistics demography

Capelj earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 5.68% less than the national average, earning $40,700 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Čapelj9439/
Capeluj923/
Capela8315,735/
Capeli83562/
Japelj83531/
Kapelj83243/
Capele8370/
Capely8370/
Copelj8316/
Capeles77483/
Chapele77185/
Cappele77104/
Cappeli7751/
Capeloa7745/
Capelet7744/
Cappela7740/
Capeler7731/
Czapela7729/
Capelôa7728/
Chapeli7715/
Capiele779/
Capalaj776/
Capetle775/
Capelia774/
Caepely773/
Capelis772/
Capelio772/
Capetli772/
Capelez771/
Caipele771/
Kapeluj771/
Capelee771/
Capelid771/
Capelie771/
Scapele771/
Capelha771/
Capeley770/
Chaupele71249/
Capelett71155/
Capeless71123/
Capeille7168/
Caspeele7154/
Chappele7136/
Chapelay7131/
Cappeler7124/
Chhapele7118/
Tchapele7111/
Chaphele7110/
Chappeli714/
Cappelie714/
Capeleth713/
Cappelih712/
Cappeili711/
Scapelii711/
Cappelia711/
Caspeler711/
Czapiela711/
Capelhes711/
Capelhis711/
Caeppele711/
Cappelis711/
Kapela6720,343/
Capili6718,096/
Kapele676,321/
Caples673,095/
Capitelli671,502/
Sapele671,447/
Capila671,319/
Capile67773/
Kapeli67592/
Capole67126/
Capali67113/
Copely6794/
Capale6778/
Copeli6772/
Copela6761/
Capilé6759/
Sapeli6755/
Čopelj6744/
Zapela6742/
Japely6734/
Japele6733/
Caspelich6725/
Copele6714/
Qapeli6710/
Kapely679/
Çapeli679/
Capicelli676/
Capily675/
Japeli674/
Caplec673/
Kappelhøj673/
Zapeli672/
Capitelle672/
Kepelj671/
Cappettle671/
Cappelett671/
Ćopelj671/
Čapeljová671/
Tchapheli671/
Cappeleth671/
Capèle671/
Chaipheli671/
Caplex670/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Capelj
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