Capellan Surname

28,960th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18,543 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Dominican Republic
Highest density in:
Dominican Republic

Capellan Surname User-submission:

The surname Capellán or Chaplain has two meanings.

1. A Priest who tends to the sick in a hospital and takes care of the deceased.

2. A Holy Knight, a knight who fights for the church in the name of the Lord.

Capellan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Dominican Republic11,2471:928165
Philippines3,8291:26,4403,622
United States1,4391:251,88323,923
Spain1,1581:40,3733,917
Argentina2671:160,08813,499
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Peru1291:246,38910,235
Venezuela491:616,41010,951
Chile411:429,67011,433
Canada341:1,083,69479,951
United Arab Emirates301:305,40920,323
Mexico241:5,171,92529,601
France201:3,321,136213,627
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Iceland91:42,2322,922
Panama71:558,8949,437
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Puerto Rico51:710,0284,074
England41:13,929,515290,718
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Costa Rica41:1,195,0176,919
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Cuba21:5,761,35813,825
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Turks and Caicos Islands11:34,329862
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Dominica11:75,891912
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Greece11:11,079,790145,225

The alternate forms: Capellán (363) & Capellañ (2) are calculated separately.

Capellan (163) may also be a first name.

Capellan Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Capellán or Chaplain has two meanings.

1. A Priest who tends to the sick in a hospital and takes care of the deceased.

2. A Holy Knight, a knight who fights for the church in the name of the Lord.

- jynn_bean.1991

Capellan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Capellan is more frequently found in The Dominican Republic than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant: Capellán or Capellañ. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Capellan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 28,960th most commonly used surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 393,008 people. Capellan is primarily found in The Americas, where 71 percent of Capellan reside; 61 percent reside in Caribbean and 61 percent reside in Hispano-Caribbean. Capellan is also the 717,791st most commonly occurring given name worldwide It is held by 163 people.

This last name is most prevalent in The Dominican Republic, where it is carried by 11,247 people, or 1 in 928. Without taking into account The Dominican Republic this last name is found in 38 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 21 percent reside and The United States, where 8 percent reside.

Capellan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Capellan last name are 43.41% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 96.64% being registered with the party.

The amount Capellan earn in different countries varies significantly. In Peru they earn 46.57% less than the national average, earning S/. 10,357 per year; in United States they earn 16.28% less than the national average, earning $36,123 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.26% less than the national average, earning $36,138 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Capellán96363/
Capellañ962/
Caspellan9486/
Chapellan9478/
Cappellan9413/
Capellane946/
Capellian943/
Capellean941/
Capelllan941/
Capllan931/
Cappellane891/
Cappelland891/
Capillan881,509/
Kapellan889/
Caipelan889/
Capellam887/
Capellon886/
Copellan882/
Caplan8610,706/
Chappellean840/
Caspillan821,109/
Caipillan82752/
Chapellon82167/
Capillian8219/
Cappellon8212/
Caspellon821/
Capellone821/
Copelland821/
Capilllan821/
Caplain801,362/
Chaplan80134/
Capland80106/
Caplane8028/
Caplant8018/
Caplang8010/
Czaplan805/
Capplan803/
Kapllan803/
Kcaplan801/
Caplian801/
Cadplan801/
Scaplan800/
Caplann800/
Cappellone78233/
Caspillian7811/
Chappellon789/
Chaplain756,570/
Capillon75589/
Caplanne75173/
Chaplian7576/
Chaplyan7523/
Capllonh7523/
Sapillan756/
Chabplan756/
Capellão754/
Chapplan754/
Zapellon753/
Caupland751/
Kapllant751/
Kopellan751/
Saipllan751/
Coplland750/
Chaplean750/
Casplain750/
Chaplane750/
Kaplan71247,654/
Saplan711,702/
Coplan711,428/
Qaplan71834/
Chapillon71508/
Zaplan71391/
Chapphlan7186/
Chapplain7176/
Caplon7134/
Japlan713/
Caplanova713/
Chaplahyn713/
Zapellone712/
Čaplan712/
Capillion712/
Caplán712/
Cappillon712/
Caspillon711/
Caplam711/
Coplleand711/
Chaplaine711/
Caipillán711/
Capplehan711/
Chapplian710/
Copland676,330/
Couplan6751/
Tsaplan6751/
Saplian6751/
Saplaan6742/
Kaplane6741/
Japlaun6729/
Kaplain6725/
Kapplan6720/
Caplong6719/
Caploon6711/
Kaplann675/
Coplant675/
Zaplain674/
Coplain674/
Choplan673/
Kaplaun673/
Chaplahyna673/
Chaplon672/
Coplean672/
Kaplian672/
Kahplan671/
Kaplant671/
Japlaan671/
Coplang671/
Japlang671/
Kaplaan671/
Kaplyan671/
Kopllan671/
Caploun671/
Jaiplan671/
Kaaplan671/
Cophlan670/
Coplian670/
Coplann670/
Coplane670/

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