Cepulveda Surname

961,438th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 271 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Colombia
Highest density in:
Dominican Republic

Cepulveda Surname User-submission:

Comes from 'Sepultador de Vidas': 'one that buries life', meaning that its origins are in the gravedigger profession.

Cepulveda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Colombia1321:361,9256,174
Mexico381:3,266,47923,844
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Argentina181:2,374,634110,716
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Ecuador121:1,325,48716,904
Venezuela81:3,775,51036,567
Peru71:4,540,58934,489
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109

The alternate forms: Cepúlveda (1) are calculated separately.

Cepulveda Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Comes from 'Sepultador de Vidas': 'one that buries life', meaning that its origins are in the gravedigger profession.

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Cepulveda Last Name Facts

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

Cepulveda occurs more in Colombia more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Cepúlveda. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cepulveda? popularity and diffusion

Cepulveda is the 961,438th most frequently used last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 26,891,313 people. The last name Cepulveda occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Cepulveda reside; 68 percent reside in South America and 52 percent reside in Caribbean South America.

This surname is most frequent in Colombia, where it is borne by 132 people, or 1 in 361,925. In Colombia it is primarily found in: Antioquia Department, where 18 percent live, Capital District, where 14 percent live and Boyacá Department, where 12 percent live. Outside of Colombia this surname occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in Mexico, where 14 percent live and The Dominican Republic, where 11 percent live.

Cepulveda Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Cepulveda earn in different countries varies greatly. In Colombia they earn 44.36% more than the national average, earning $32,773,300 COP per year and in United States they earn 65.93% less than the national average, earning $14,702 USD per year.

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