Capelo Surname

71,412th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,914 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ecuador
Highest density in:
Portugal

Capelo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Capelo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ecuador2,0851:7,6291,242
Portugal2,0481:5,087530
Spain8481:55,1325,090
Brazil7071:302,79311,676
United States3341:1,085,20678,873
Philippines2381:425,37153,304
Argentina1441:296,82923,706
France1291:514,90571,423
Mexico831:1,495,49616,204
Venezuela641:471,9399,218
South Africa531:1,022,22162,590
Canada491:751,95159,756
Peru441:722,36616,614
England141:3,979,861125,553
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
Uruguay91:381,30622,825
Angola91:2,998,8024,903
Colombia41:11,943,51826,735
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Macau21:300,8151,009
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Capêlo (58) are calculated separately.

Capelo (17) may also be a first name.

Capelo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Capelo occurs more in Ecuador more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as: Capêlo. For other potential spellings of Capelo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Capelo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 71,412th most commonly used last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 1,054,027 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 49 percent of Capelo live; 44 percent live in South America and 42 percent live in Iberian Europe. It is also the 2,694,839th most commonly used given name throughout the world, held by 17 people.

It is most common in Ecuador, where it is carried by 2,085 people, or 1 in 7,629. In Ecuador it is most prevalent in: Pichincha Province, where 29 percent are found, Azuay Province, where 22 percent are found and El Oro Province, where 11 percent are found. Aside from Ecuador this last name is found in 37 countries. It also occurs in Portugal, where 30 percent are found and Spain, where 12 percent are found.

Capelo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Capelo has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 33,400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Capelo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Capelo surname are 40.25% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 93.48% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Capelo earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 59.22% less than the national average, earning S/. 7,906 per year; in South Africa they earn 107.69% more than the national average, earning R 493,548 per year; in United States they earn 8.69% less than the national average, earning $39,400 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.96% more than the national average, earning $61,090 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Capêlo9458/
Capielo92637/
Capelot9269/
Cappelo9252/
Capeloa9245/
Chapelo9230/
Capelos9224/
Capelou928/
Capelio922/
Capeilo921/
Cappielo8637/
Cappelot8635/
Chapelou8618/
Chappelo863/
Capelleo861/
Capetllo861/
Caspelio861/
Capela8315,735/
Capalo833,953/
Capolo832,033/
Kapelo831,417/
Sapelo83340/
Capilo83231/
Copelo83126/
Zapelo8318/
Capelã831/
Capleo830/
Capetillo8012,523/
Capitello8037/
Cappeillo805/
Capetello803/
Cappelotz803/
Capecillo801/
Capeitllo801/
Cappieloo801/
Cappielio801/
Chapela771,582/
Capelas77718/
Capilos77415/
Capallo7794/
Chapleo7778/
Kapelou7766/
Cappela7740/
Capilot7737/
Kapelyo7734/
Czapela7729/
Capelôa7728/
Cappalo7720/
Capilio7719/
Zapielo7715/
Capoloy7715/
Kapeloa7712/
Djapelo7711/
Cappolo7710/
Chopelo775/
Coppelo775/
Caspilo775/
Chapylo775/
Capollo774/
Capelia774/
Chapilo773/
Kappelo773/
Sapelou773/
Copaelo772/
Copelos772/
Capaloi772/
Kapielo772/
Capalho772/
Kapealo771/
Kapelot771/
Sapielo771/
Zaspelo771/
Copelho771/
Scopelo771/
Zappelo771/
Capaela771/
Capalio771/
Capaluo771/
Kapelio771/
Seapelo771/
Capelha771/
Capolho771/
Cappilo770/
Scapela770/
Capetillio751/
Chapailo71138/
Cappallo71134/
Choppelo7196/
Chapaylo7182/
Kapelios7139/
Zappielo7118/
Sapeuloh7114/
Coupelot718/
Cappollo713/
Caspilio713/
Khaphelo713/
Chhapela712/
Chapelia712/
Chappela712/
Kappelou711/
Giapelos711/
Cappelia711/
Capeleau711/
Czapiela711/
Cospelio711/
Capollio710/
Capelast710/
Kapela6720,343/
Kapolo676,688/
Kapalo671,490/
Capila671,319/
Capala67899/
Sapela67336/
Copetillo67225/
Capola67220/
Capitillo67194/
Kapilo67131/
Sapilo67127/
Kopelo67120/
Sapylo6796/
Copela6761/
Copolo6759/
Zapela6742/
Kepelo6729/
Sopelo6727/
Zopelo6723/
Capeleaud6718/
Capitella6714/
Cheapeala678/
Capetilla677/
Zapilo676/
Copalo674/
Chhapelia671/
Japilo671/
Cápolo671/
Cappelats671/
Kapetillo671/

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