Capellà Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Spain

Capellà Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Capellà Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain181:2,597,33559,996
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Capella (8,679), Capellá (13) & Cápella (1) are calculated separately.

Capellà Last Name Facts

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

Capellà has its highest incidence in Spain. It may also occur as: Capella, Capellá or Cápella. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Capellà? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,532,898th most numerous family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. The surname Capellà is mostly found in Europe, where 95 percent of Capellà live; 95 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 95 percent live in Iberian Europe.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Spain, where it is borne by 18 people, or 1 in 2,597,335. In Spain it is most common in: Catalonia, where 50 percent reside, Balearic Islands, where 44 percent reside and Madrid, where 6 percent reside. Not including Spain this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 5 percent reside.

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Capellà
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