Cappelen Surname

583,527th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 537 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Cappelen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cappelen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway2641:19,4782,479
United States1411:2,570,631155,955
Denmark901:62,7196,319
Sweden191:518,25037,550
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Cappelen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cappelen is more commonly found in Norway than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cappelen? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 583,527th most common surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 13,570,849 people. The surname Cappelen occurs mostly in Europe, where 72 percent of Cappelen reside; 70 percent reside in Northern Europe and 69 percent reside in Scandinavia.

This surname is most frequent in Norway, where it is borne by 264 people, or 1 in 19,478. In Norway it is primarily found in: Eastern Norway, where 75 percent live, Western Norway, where 11 percent live and Central Norway, where 10 percent live. Other than Norway this last name occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 26 percent live and Denmark, where 17 percent live.

Cappelen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Cappelen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Cappelen last name expanded 14,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Cappelen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Cappelen surname are 42.97% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 89.74% registered with the political party.

The amount Cappelen earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 88% more than the national average, earning 650,619 kr per year and in United States they earn 0.22% less than the national average, earning $43,052 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chappelen940/
Capelen9324/
Capplen930/
Cappelin8882/
Chapelen885/
Capplene880/
Capfelen880/
Coppelen880/
Kappelen880/
Caplen86341/
Chappelin8283/
Cappelina822/
Capelin80762/
Chaplen8098/
Copelen8026/
Kapplen801/
Capalen801/
Cappoln801/
Capelengue781/
Chapelin751,068/
Capeling75371/
Capelina7577/
Kappelin7551/
Keppelen7518/
Tchaplen7516/
Kapeleng7513/
Copelend7511/
Cappelim752/
Chapelín752/
Caphelyn752/
Chapelyn751/
Chaplene751/
Cheaplen750/
Coplen711,477/
Kaplen71164/
Kaeppelin71141/
Zaplen714/
Chapelyna712/
Koppelent712/
Chapelina712/
Cöplen711/
Copelin671,547/
Capelim67142/
Sapelin67124/
Kapelin67121/
Copelyn6737/
Kopelen6717/
Capolin6713/
Kapalen6713/
Kapelyn6712/
Sapelyn6710/
Choplen676/
Kaupelienė676/
Zapelin673/
Capilin672/
Kapilen672/
Kopplen672/
Capalin672/
Copeiln671/
Cooplen671/
Kayplen671/
Couplen670/

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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 Cappelen
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