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/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Caples.

How Common Is The Last Name Caples? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 143,690th most prevalent family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 2,354,619 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 69 percent of Caples live; 69 percent live in North America and 69 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 2,688 people, or 1 in 134,843. In The United States it is most prevalent in: California, where 10 percent live, Mississippi, where 7 percent live and Illinois, where 6 percent live. Apart from The United States this surname exists in 19 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 7 percent live and England, where 2 percent live.

Caples Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Caples has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Caples last name increased 583 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 270 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 47 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Caples Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Caples are 9.85% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 56.62% being registered with the political 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
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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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