Capilayan Surname
Approximately 162 people bear this surname
Capilayan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 155 | 1:653,150 | 68,425 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Capilayan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Capilayan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Capilayan is held by more people in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Capilayan? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,364,059th most frequently used last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 44,984,851 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 96 percent of Capilayan reside; 96 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 95 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia.
Capilayan is most widely held in The Philippines, where it is held by 155 people, or 1 in 653,150. In The Philippines it is most prevalent in: Western Visayas, where 63 percent reside, National Capital Region, where 13 percent reside and Soccsksargen, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account The Philippines Capilayan occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 3 percent reside and Norway, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capiloyan | 89 | 107 | / |
| Capiluyan | 89 | 14 | / |
| Kapileyan | 78 | 1 | / |
| Capilijan | 78 | 1 | / |
| Capelain | 71 | 19 | / |
| Capulean | 71 | 10 | / |
| Chapelain | 67 | 2,264 | / |
| Chapelaine | 63 | 5 | / |
| Chappelean | 63 | 1 | / |
| Chappelain | 63 | 0 | / |
| Chappelaine | 60 | 3 | / |
| Copelain | 59 | 1 | / |
| Chopelain | 56 | 13 | / |
| Copeleand | 56 | 1 | / |
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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 Capilayan
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