Capellen Surname

796,486th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 353 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Capellen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Capellen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium1311:87,76113,683
United States1221:2,970,975173,956
Netherlands551:307,04036,360
Germany351:2,300,156119,987
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
France11:66,422,722504,397
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Capellen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Capellen is more frequently found in Belgium than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Capellen? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 796,486th most prevalent last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 20,644,606 people. The surname Capellen is predominantly found in Europe, where 64 percent of Capellen reside; 63 percent reside in Western Europe and 40 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname Capellen is most widespread in Belgium, where it is borne by 131 people, or 1 in 87,761. In Belgium Capellen is most numerous in: Walloon Region, where 62 percent live, Flemish Region, where 37 percent live and Brussels Capital Region, where 1 percent live. Beside Belgium this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 35 percent live and The Netherlands, where 16 percent live.

Capellen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Capellen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Capellen last name rose 642 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Capellen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Capellen last name are 15.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.5% being registered with the party.

The amount Capellen earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 26.71% less than the national average, earning 253,628 kr per year and in United States they earn 6.73% more than the national average, earning $46,053 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cappellen94235/
Chapellen941/
Capellaen941/
Capelln9337/
Kapellen88280/
Capellin88209/
Capellín881/
Capellnn881/
Caplen86341/
Chapellin82803/
Cappellin82629/
Chapellín825/
Capellina825/
Kappellen821/
Scaplen80170/
Chaplen8098/
Cappeln8020/
Ceaplen8013/
Casplen801/
Capplen800/
Caplien800/
Cappellina78387/
Tchaplen7516/
Capellim755/
Chaplene751/
Caplienė751/
Chapllin751/
Kepellen751/
Capplene750/
Cheaplen750/
Caplin712,477/
Coplen711,477/
Kaplen71164/
Saplen7127/
Zaplen714/
Capillion712/
Copeln712/
Chapln712/
Caplyn711/
Cappellim711/
Cöplen711/
Chaplin6724,767/
Capling67328/
Chaplyn67296/
Coplien67151/
Caplina6742/
Kaplenk6714/
Coplend679/
Czaplin677/
Choplen676/
Caplinn675/
Copelnd674/
Capplin672/
Copleen671/
Kepllen671/
Kapleun671/
Kaplien671/
Caphlyn671/
Tcaplin671/
Coppellina671/
Cooplen671/
Kayplen671/
Kapplen671/
Kappeln670/
Scoplen670/
Ceiplen670/
Couplen670/
Caaplin670/
Cauplin670/
Cophlen670/

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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 Capellen
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