Capet Surname

245,179th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,624 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Capet Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Capet Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1,1051:60,1118,111
Romania1951:102,96311,653
Ivory Coast1461:158,0227,282
United States661:5,491,802273,080
Philippines391:2,595,852132,893
Spain291:1,612,13947,760
Belgium171:676,27358,718
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
England21:27,859,030389,889
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

The alternate forms: Capeţ (40) & Căpeț (6) are calculated separately.

Capet (149) may also be a first name.

Capet Last Name Facts

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

The surname Capet is carried by more people in France than any other country or territory. It may be found as: Capeţ or Căpeț. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Capet? popularity and diffusion

It is the 245,179th most commonly occurring last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 4,487,405 people. Capet is predominantly found in Europe, where 80 percent of Capet reside; 66 percent reside in Western Europe and 66 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. Capet is also the 754,880th most frequently used first name on earth, borne by 149 people.

This last name is most widely held in France, where it is carried by 1,105 people, or 1 in 60,111. In France it is primarily found in: Hauts-de-France, where 34 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 24 percent are found and Normandy, where 10 percent are found. Beside France this last name is found in 25 countries. It is also found in Romania, where 12 percent are found and The Ivory Coast, where 9 percent are found.

Capet Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Capet has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Capet last name grew 1,100 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 33 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Capet Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Capet surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered with the party.

Capet earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 25.06% less than the national average, earning $32,338 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Capeţ9340/
Chapet91811/
Capetz9182/
Capets9182/
Capiet9123/
Capett9123/
Capete9119/
Caspet9114/
Cappet911/
Ciapet911/
Caupet911/
Cape898,794/
Căpeț876/
Chappet83639/
Chaipet83606/
Capette83328/
Tchapet83226/
Chaypet834/
Chaupet834/
Chapeth833/
Chapete832/
Chaphet832/
Cappett831/
Capheat831/
Chapeht831/
Caspe8010,303/
Capes804,127/
Kapet802,838/
Cappe802,660/
Sapet801,849/
Capit801,007/
Caipe801,007/
Zapet80950/
Caper80637/
Copet80360/
Capie80227/
Japet80145/
Capey80129/
Capez80105/
Caupe8037/
Capee8025/
Capei8021/
Capea809/
Caphe804/
Capeu802/
Capăt802/
Gcape802/
Caape801/
Cap'e801/
Caype801/
Cazpe801/
Capej801/
Capeh800/
Caped800/
Chaiphet771,814/
Chapphet7736/
Chaipeth7719/
Chabphet7713/
Chapette772/
Cappette772/
Chappett772/
Tchapeth772/
Cheaphet772/
Tcheapet771/
Tchappet771/
Chauphet771/
Chayphet771/
Japhet7374,233/
Casper7325,001/
Copete738,565/
Capper736,302/
Coupet731,783/
Cauper731,421/
Coppet73737/
Kapete73639/
Zapete73396/
Cheape73305/
Chapit73218/
Caupit73161/
Capiot73159/
Japeth73144/
Cappie73128/
Scopet7397/
Jaipet7379/
Caaper7379/
Coopet7370/
Capite7361/
Kappet7359/
Kaipet7347/
Kapetz7344/
Cappes7338/
Căpete7337/
Capait7333/
Caiper7333/
Saipet7327/
Cappez7323/
Sappet7320/
Saphet7319/
Sapiet7318/
Chopet7314/
Capfer7313/
Zappet7313/
Kaypet7313/
Zapett7311/
Caspit7310/
Caspes738/
Kaphet738/
Cahape737/
Caipei737/
Cappey736/
Zaphet736/
Casspe736/
Caphey735/
Saypet735/
Jatpet734/
Cape's734/
Caïphe734/
Jadpet733/
Capher733/
Copett733/
Caipes733/
Caaipe733/
Capeer732/
Japfet732/
Saupet732/
Caspez732/
Djapet732/
Capess731/
Kaepet731/
Chaped731/
Zapeth731/
Cappee731/
Cappeh731/
Caippe731/
Jaypet731/
Khapet731/
Zapetz731/
Sapett731/
Capoit731/
Caphie731/
Capihe731/
Cajper731/
Copeth731/
Coipet731/
Cappei731/
Caphes731/
Sapeth731/
Caupes731/
Cayper731/
Cophet731/
Capuit731/
Kabpet731/
Kadpet731/
Katpet731/
Caapes730/
Cazper730/
Caspey730/
Capitt730/
Chaupette712/
Tschappet712/
Chappette711/
Chaipheat711/
Cheauphet711/
Cope6744,467/
Capa6717,615/
Kape676,798/
Japheth675,744/
Capi672,264/
Capy67815/
Saiphet67627/
Copette67397/
Kaiphet67150/
Japhets67136/
Coppett67112/
Kaipete67106/
Choopet67104/
Capitte6790/
Jaiphet6767/
Chauppette6761/
Chapait6754/
Khaipet6738/
Cauphie6733/
Chapuit6732/
Qape6731/
Tsapets6729/
Cappitt6713/
Chaupit6713/
Sahapet6712/
Coupete6710/
Kayphet6710/
Khapets678/
Chhapit677/
Capé677/
Caupper677/
Caipper676/
Kappest676/
Chophet676/
Saipeth676/
Sappett675/
Coppete675/
Jaspett675/
Japhete675/
Jaipeth675/
Jaaphet674/
Japehet674/
Katphet674/
Chhaped673/
Khapete673/
Choipet673/
Japhett673/
Cappiot673/
Choupet673/
Chaiped673/
Caippes673/
Chapite672/
Jasphet672/
Jjaphet672/
Casphed672/
Capaite672/
Jappeth672/
Caspech672/
Sapphet672/
Saypeth672/
Kapeets671/
Kaspete671/
Capehes671/
Cappess671/
Cappite671/
Caasper671/
Chapped671/
Chauped671/
Copeete671/
Tschappett671/
Cheapea671/
Japette671/
Capí671/
Jaypeth671/
Japphet671/
Kapetsh671/
Zappett671/
Scopett671/
Tchopet671/
Djapeth671/
Djaphet671/
Chappit671/
Coupett671/
Coupetz671/
Couppet671/
Cheypet671/
Jeaphet671/
Seaphet671/
Sayhpet671/
Saaipet671/
Caippez671/
Chaipit671/
Chayped671/
Kapehet671/
Kapetch671/
Kabphet671/
Kadphet671/
Kaipeth671/
Khaphet671/
Khaypet671/
Kaypeth671/
Katpeth671/
Coppeth670/
Cothpet670/
Cauphey670/
Kappeth670/
Coppets670/
Caspeer670/
Choppet670/
Cappher670/
Caypher670/
Cashper670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Capet
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