Chapalay Surname
Approximately 153 people bear this surname
Chapalay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 151 | 1:54,390 | 7,022 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
Chapalay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chapalay Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chapalay is more commonly found in Switzerland than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Chapalay? popularity and diffusion
The last name Chapalay is the 1,415,499th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 47,631,019 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 99 percent of Chapalay live; 99 percent live in Western Europe and 94 percent live in Gallo-Europe.
It is most frequently used in Switzerland, where it is borne by 151 people, or 1 in 54,390. In Switzerland Chapalay is mostly found in: Canton of Vaud, where 89 percent are found, Republic and Canton of Geneva, where 5 percent are found and Canton of Basel-Landschaft, where 5 percent are found. Not including Switzerland this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Brazil, where 1 percent are found.
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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 Chapalay
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