Cappellen Surname

1,061,269th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 235 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Cappellen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cappellen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium881:130,64418,923
DR Congo621:1,191,60673,277
France361:1,845,076161,051
Netherlands341:496,68247,398
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686

Cappellen Last Name Facts

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

Cappellen occurs in Belgium more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cappellen? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,061,269th most commonly used family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 31,010,834 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 71 percent of Cappellen are found; 71 percent are found in Western Europe and 40 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

Cappellen is most numerous in Belgium, where it is held by 88 people, or 1 in 130,644. In Belgium Cappellen is most common in: Walloon Region, where 41 percent live, Flemish Region, where 35 percent live and Brussels Capital Region, where 24 percent live. Other than Belgium this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 26 percent live and France, where 15 percent live.

Cappellen Last Name Statistics demography

Cappellen earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 28.83% less than the national average, earning $30,708 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Capellen94353/
Cappellin89629/
Chapellen891/
Kappellen891/
Capellaen891/
Capelln8837/
Cappeln8820/
Capplen880/
Cappellina84387/
Kapellen82280/
Capellin82209/
Capellnn821/
Capellín821/
Capplene820/
Caplen80341/
Chapellin78803/
Chapellín785/
Capellina785/
Cappellim781/
Scaplen75170/
Chaplen7598/
Ceaplen7513/
Capplin752/
Casplen751/
Kapplen751/
Caplien750/
Kappeln750/
Coppellina741/
Tchaplen7116/
Chapplin719/
Capellim715/
Ciapplin712/
Chaplene711/
Caplienė711/
Chapllin711/
Kepellen711/
Cappling710/
Cheaplen710/
Caplin672,477/
Coplen671,477/
Kaplen67164/
Saplen6727/
Zaplen674/
Capillion672/
Chapln672/
Copeln672/
Cöplen671/
Caplyn671/

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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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  • 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 Cappellen
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