Cappello Surname

30,105th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,755 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Malta

Cappello Surname User-submission:

The surname Cappello originated in Italy. It is derived from the Italian word cappello, meaning 'hat', 'hood' or 'cape'.

Cappello Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy10,8251:5,650694
United States3,7681:96,19410,754
Argentina1,1781:36,2853,029
Australia5721:47,1955,906
France3501:189,77929,542
Canada2131:172,98417,319
Brazil1721:1,244,61842,789
England1131:493,08031,588
Malta841:5,122348
Switzerland671:122,58112,361
Paraguay611:118,6352,647
Germany551:1,463,73689,144
Mexico441:2,821,05022,257
Venezuela361:839,00213,477
Chile301:587,21614,299
Spain301:1,558,40147,033
Belgium251:459,86646,150
Scotland241:223,07611,507
Qatar221:107,18211,536
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
Austria91:946,15970,786
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Ecuador61:2,650,97426,148
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Belize11:355,4743,977
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Cappello (537) may also be a first name.

Cappello Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Cappello originated in Italy. It is derived from the Italian word cappello, meaning 'hat', 'hood' or 'cape'.

- alannaisbored

Cappello Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cappello occurs most in Italy. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Cappello.

How Common Is The Last Name Cappello? popularity and diffusion

It is the 30,105th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 410,450 people. Cappello is predominantly found in Europe, where 65 percent of Cappello live; 62 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 62 percent live in Italic Europe. Cappello is also the 363,820th most prevalent first name throughout the world, held by 537 people.

It is most common in Italy, where it is carried by 10,825 people, or 1 in 5,650. In Italy it is most frequent in: Sicily, where 48 percent are found, Veneto, where 11 percent are found and Lombardy, where 9 percent are found. Outside of Italy Cappello is found in 44 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 21 percent are found and Argentina, where 7 percent are found.

Cappello Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Cappello has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 94,200 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 1,413 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cappello Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Cappello last name are 3.53% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50.3% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Cappello earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 9.78% less than the national average, earning €27,092 per year; in Norway they earn 35.56% less than the national average, earning 223,027 kr per year; in Peru they earn 243.92% more than the national average, earning S/. 66,668 per year; in United States they earn 14.93% more than the national average, earning $49,590 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.91% more than the national average, earning $53,613 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cappiello9410,154/
Cappellio944/
Chappello944/
Cappellos941/
Capello9310,117/
Cappella884,369/
Capiello88295/
Cappillo88231/
Chapello8867/
Capellos8834/
Capellot8831/
Zappello8820/
Coppello8818/
Caspello8813/
Scapello887/
Capelluo882/
Capplloo881/
Ciapello881/
Capelloz881/
Coppiello82119/
Zappiello8240/
Cappiella8236/
Chappella826/
Cappellia825/
Kappellos822/
Sappiello821/
Caepiello821/
Cappellau821/
Capella808,679/
Capillo805,991/
Copello803,378/
Kapello80183/
Zapello80141/
Sapello8055/
Capellà8019/
Capellá8013/
Japello808/
Capploa801/
Caplloh801/
Chapplo801/
Cappiellla781/
Caplo7716/
Caspillo755,762/
Zappella751,855/
Zoppello75590/
Capellas75305/
Kapellos75258/
Kapellou75119/
Chapella7571/
Copiello7570/
Cappilla7545/
Coppella7540/
Scopello7535/
Zapiello7531/
Capillio7511/
Capiella759/
Kappella756/
Capillos756/
Sapiello755/
Chopello754/
Chapploi754/
Cospello753/
Copellio752/
Sappella751/
Capeella751/
Chapplla751/
Cotpello751/
Coopello751/
Capiollo751/
Capilllo751/
Chapillo751/
Caspyllo751/
Caplloch751/
Coupello751/
Capellia750/
Choppella71325/
Caplot71188/
Chapphloi71108/
Zappellaz7194/
Czaplo7134/
Chaplo7130/
Scaplo7112/
Caspillio716/
Sapplo714/
Kapellios712/
Caplla712/
Kappellas711/
Scapellah711/
Caspilllo711/
Caplio711/
Cheapella710/
Capleo710/
Capilla6710,904/
Kapella67865/
Zapella67362/
Kapillo67157/
Copella67127/
Copillo6779/
Chapleo6778/
Sapillo6713/
Chappla6712/
Zopello6711/
Sapella676/
Copploa674/
Chaplla674/
Copplos672/
Copplla671/
Sopello671/
Jopello671/
Cápella671/
Capìlla671/
Chaploo671/
Kapploy671/

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