Chapelay Surname
Approximately 31 people bear this surname
Chapelay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 25 | 1:2,656,909 | 193,074 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
Chapelay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chapelay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chapelay occurs more in France more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Chapelay.
How Common Is The Last Name Chapelay? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,543,123rd most frequently used last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 235,082,126 people. The last name Chapelay occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Chapelay reside; 97 percent reside in Western Europe and 97 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.
This last name is most widespread in France, where it is held by 25 people, or 1 in 2,656,909. In France it is mostly concentrated in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 56 percent are found, Normandy, where 28 percent are found and Grand Est, where 8 percent are found. Beside France this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Switzerland, where 16 percent are found and Spain, where 3 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 Chapelay
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