Caples Surname

143,690th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,095 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Caples Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Caples Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,6881:134,84314,119
Philippines2291:442,08854,585
England541:1,031,81650,675
Australia311:870,82953,581
Ireland281:168,1767,397
New Zealand201:226,41621,878
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Wales41:773,63329,106
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belize11:355,4743,977
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland531:83,5825,769
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England201:1,218,76844,985
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4611:108,93410,878

Caples Last Name Facts

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

The last name Caples occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Caples? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 143,690th most frequently held last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 2,354,619 people. Caples occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 69 percent of Caples are found; 69 percent are found in North America and 69 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 2,688 people, or 1 in 134,843. In The United States Caples is mostly concentrated in: California, where 10 percent live, Mississippi, where 7 percent live and Illinois, where 6 percent live. Not including The United States this last name occurs in 19 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 7 percent live and England, where 2 percent live.

Caples Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Caples has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Caples surname rose 583 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 270 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 47 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Caples Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Caples surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Caples surname are 9.85% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 56.62% registered with the party.

The amount Caples earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 2.35% more than the national average, earning R 243,216 per year; in United States they earn 7.03% less than the national average, earning $40,117 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.73% less than the national average, earning $48,824 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chaples92207/
Capples9212/
Capless926/
Caplets923/
Scaples921/
Capleas920/
Caple914,242/
Chapples8686/
Capelles8645/
Caypless8616/
Capilles861/
Caspless860/
Caplea83910/
Caplis83879/
Capley83485/
Caplet83448/
Capler83170/
Coples83103/
Capple8385/
Capels8360/
Kaples8335/
Saples836/
Caplec833/
Cauple832/
Casple831/
Caplep830/
Caplle830/
Cayple830/
Caplex830/
Caplie830/
Capelless801/
Capleashe801/
Chapelles801/
Capelle7711,952/
Capliez77842/
Caplice77443/
Capille77183/
Kaplesh77173/
Couples7791/
Giaples7767/
Czaplis7754/
Cappler7751/
Capplis7751/
Caplett7737/
Chaplis7733/
Copples7733/
Kapples7730/
Cappels7716/
Tsaples7712/
Caspler778/
Chapels772/
Cahpple772/
Capliss772/
Caplish771/
Caipele771/
Ceiples771/
Kaplets771/
Caplijs771/
Japlets771/
Capleey771/
Caplise770/
Capells770/
Caeplis770/
Caupler770/
Ceaplis770/
Sapples770/
Kaple732,247/
Capli73424/
Capla73185/
Cople73170/
Caply736/
Cappelle713,053/
Chaplais71395/
Chappels71118/
Capeller71107/
Tsiaples7197/
Kapelles7147/
Coupples7112/
Chaplice7112/
Capiller716/
Kapeeles712/
Cappille712/
Capellis712/
Capellie712/
Chapells711/
Keapples711/
Caspille711/
Capellei711/
Couphles710/
Cappells710/
Capliche710/
Kaphle6745,893/
Copley6714,539/
Copple673,259/
Couple67742/
Kapple67463/
Copler67257/
Capilliez67198/
Kapels67175/
Cappeller67141/
Kapley67127/
Coplea67115/
Khaple6784/
Saplis6773/
Kaplis6747/
Chappells6740/
Kapleu6739/
Saplys6732/
Kaplei6727/
Capelj6725/
Chapellez6719/
Koples6718/
Coplet6710/
Caplia679/
Cappellie679/
Qapleh679/
Japlis679/
Capliz678/
Sapels677/
Coople675/
Kaplee673/
Kappls672/
Caplla672/
Kahple671/
Kaaple671/
Kaplec671/
Kaplse671/
Kasple671/
Capelli's671/
Capliy671/
Caplya671/
Chappills671/
Soples671/
Katple671/
Zaplis671/
Câplea671/
Capuillez671/
Kaplea671/
Caplio671/
Saipls670/
Keples670/
Coplis670/
Ceiple670/
Keaple670/
Coppelles670/
Coplep670/

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