Capelli Surname

25,627th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21,027 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Capelli Surname Definition:

(Italian), Hats; and the Capelli family of Venice carry a hat in their Arms. (variant: Spitshuth.)

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Capelli Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy13,1301:4,658495
France2,3441:28,3373,448
Brazil1,7671:121,1514,579
Argentina1,5141:28,2322,362
United States1,1661:310,85728,493
Switzerland3131:26,2394,072
Australia1741:155,14816,322
Uruguay1501:22,8782,650
Chile1051:167,7765,566
Spain611:766,42732,250
England591:944,37447,923
Austria431:198,03324,866
Germany361:2,236,263117,794
Belgium321:359,27039,406
New Caledonia161:17,2644,719
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
Peru101:3,178,41230,046
Venezuela91:3,356,00933,931
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Mexico81:15,515,77647,773
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
Ecuador41:3,976,46228,589
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Paraguay31:2,412,24913,111
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
San Marino11:33,214932
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malta11:430,2723,380
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States671:749,53347,599

Capelli (292) may also be a first name.

Capelli Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Italian), Hats; and the Capelli family of Venice carry a hat in their Arms. (variant: Spitshuth.)

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

User-submitted Reference

My cousin, Anthony Louis Capelli researched the name several years ago. He found that the name has Roman-Latin roots and means 'of the chapel', indicating some sort of clerical profession. While there is an Italian word, capelli, it bears no relation to the origin of the surname.

- kencapelli

Capelli is of Italian origin - most likely from the northern part of the country (either Genoa or Venice). The meaning is roughly 'hair' (like 'capello' although I grew up being told it meant 'hare'). Relates to capellini pasta (angel hair pasta).

- skadi

Capelli Last Name Facts

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

Capelli (Arabic: كابللي) occurs in Italy more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Capelli? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 25,627th most commonly occurring family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 346,580 people. The surname Capelli occurs predominantly in Europe, where 76 percent of Capelli are found; 63 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 63 percent are found in Italic Europe. Capelli is also the 516,683rd most commonly occurring first name at a global level, borne by 292 people.

The last name Capelli is most frequently occurring in Italy, where it is held by 13,130 people, or 1 in 4,658. In Italy Capelli is primarily found in: Lombardy, where 67 percent are found, Emilia-Romagna, where 23 percent are found and Lazio, where 3 percent are found. Aside from Italy this surname occurs in 47 countries. It also occurs in France, where 11 percent are found and Brazil, where 8 percent are found.

Capelli Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Capelli has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 1,740 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Capelli Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Capelli surname are 11.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 58% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Capelli earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 18.86% more than the national average, earning €35,695 per year; in Peru they earn 52.64% less than the national average, earning S/. 9,180 per year and in United States they earn 17.1% more than the national average, earning $50,527 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cappelli9319,949/
Chapelli9361/
Scapelli9318/
Caspelli937/
Capielli933/
Capellis932/
Capellie932/
Capellei931/
Capellia930/
Ciappelli88186/
Cappielli8816/
Cappellie889/
Cappellia885/
Chappelli884/
Cappellio884/
Scappelli882/
Casppelli881/
Capelli's881/
Capppelli881/
Capelle8611,952/
Capella868,679/
Copelli862,227/
Sapelli86748/
Capilli86561/
Kapelli86271/
Zapelli86227/
Capelly8656/
Japelli8618/
Capellá8613/
Chaplli864/
Capplli861/
Capli83424/
Chapelle809,925/
Cappella804,369/
Cappelle803,053/
Zappelli80918/
Coppelli80362/
Cappilli80349/
Scopelli80110/
Capeller80107/
Jappelli8075/
Sappelli8056/
Capelles8045/
Kaipelli8043/
Chapellí8018/
Scapelle8016/
Chapelly8014/
Capillio8011/
Capiella809/
Kaapelli807/
Chapilli805/
Chopelli805/
Kaupelli804/
Saipelli803/
Kaepelli802/
Kappelli802/
Copellio802/
Kapellis802/
Saapelli801/
Capeella801/
Cappelly801/
Caplis77879/
Chapli77140/
Kaplli7714/
Caplia779/
Capliz778/
Caplla772/
Capliy771/
Caplio771/
Caplle770/
Caplie770/
Chappelle753,639/
Cappeller75141/
Choppelli7596/
Cappiella7536/
Chaipilli753/
Chappilli753/
Capelless751/
Cheipelli751/
Chhapelle751/
Chaipheli751/
Capilla7110,904/
Kapella71865/
Kapelle71726/
Zapella71362/
Chaplyi71344/
Kopelli71274/
Capille71183/
Copella71127/
Chaplai7194/
Chapliy7169/
Cappellett7156/
Czaplis7154/
Capplis7151/
Coppiellie7121/
Kapelly7115/
Jopelli7114/
Czaplij7113/
Copelly7111/
Kapilli718/
Copelle718/
Capillé716/
Chappli715/
Sapilli715/
Kaypeli715/
Chaplle713/
Capliss712/
Sopelli712/
Zapilli712/
Sapelle712/
Kaipeli711/
Kepelli711/
Caplish711/
Caipele711/
Chaapli711/
Chhapli711/
Japilli711/
Cápella711/
Cappiellla711/
Capìlla711/
Caplijs711/
Capelletth711/
Caple674,242/
Kapeller673,140/
Zappella671,855/
Kapli671,764/
Çapli67895/
Sapli67399/
Kappelle67248/
Capla67185/
Tschapeller6798/
Joopelli6760/
Chaiplio6756/
Zoppelli6754/
Chaiphli6752/
Kapelles6747/
Cappilla6745/
Coupelle6742/
Coppella6740/
Jappelle6736/
Saipilli6732/
Koppelli6731/
Japli6729/
Sapillai6723/
Zapli6716/
Coepelle6711/
Kaipelly6710/
Csapilla678/
Katpilli677/
Kappella676/
Chapplle676/
Caply676/
Capiller676/
Kaspilli674/
Jadpilli674/
Chapploi674/
Kapellaj673/
Kodpelli672/
Kaipilli672/
Cappille672/
Capillay672/
Keepelli671/
Kopaelli671/
Caspille671/
Chopilli671/
Chapille671/
Jaipilli671/
Copelled671/
Coppelle671/
Seupelli671/
Kopellis671/
Sappelle671/
Giopelli671/
Cöpli671/
Capillaa671/
Capilles671/
Copyllie671/
Chaiplai671/

Capelli Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Capelli in the Arabic language
كابلليkablly-

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