Capítulo Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Portugal
Highest density in:
Portugal

Capítulo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Capítulo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109

The alternate forms: Capitulo (2,063) & Cápítulo (1) are calculated separately.

Capítulo Last Name Facts

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

Capítulo is found in Portugal more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as: Capitulo or Cápítulo. Click here for further potential spellings of Capítulo.

How Common Is The Last Name Capítulo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Capítulo is the 5,812,366th most numerous surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 64 percent of Capítulo are found; 36 percent are found in South America and 36 percent are found in Iberian Europe.

The surname Capítulo is most widely held in Portugal, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 2,604,560. Aside from Portugal this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Colombia, where 18 percent reside and Mexico, where 18 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Capitulo962,063/
Cápítulo961/
Capettulo821/
D'Capitulo781/
Capitolo75322/
Capitula7548/
Capetolo7523/
Kapitulo751/
Capitulla711/
Kapytula631,256/
Kapitolo63864/
Kapitula63778/
Capetola63363/
Capitola6378/
Kapetula6313/
Kaphithula561/
Kapituła50298/
Kapitola5086/
Kapytola501/
Kopitula501/
Kapitoła501/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Capítulo
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