Chaponnier Surname
Approximately 24 people bear this surname
Chaponnier Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 15 | 1:547,528 | 38,365 |
| France | 8 | 1:8,302,840 | 321,660 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
Chaponnier Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chaponnier Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chaponnier is more commonly found in Switzerland than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Chaponnier? popularity and diffusion
Chaponnier is the 4,034,050th most frequently held family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 96 percent of Chaponnier are found; 96 percent are found in Western Europe and 71 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.
It is most frequently held in Switzerland, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 547,528. In Switzerland it is primarily concentrated in: Canton of Bern, where 40 percent live, Canton of Valais, where 33 percent live and Republic and Canton of Geneva, where 13 percent live. Not including Switzerland this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in France, where 33 percent live and The Bahamas, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chaponniere | 95 | 15 | / |
| Chapponnier | 95 | 1 | / |
| Capponnier | 90 | 1 | / |
| Chaponie | 89 | 0 | / |
| Chaponnière | 86 | 8 | / |
| Chaponnieie | 86 | 2 | / |
| Capponier | 84 | 1 | / |
| Haponer | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chappenier | 80 | 0 | / |
| Chapaner | 78 | 31 | / |
| Saponiere | 74 | 11 | / |
| Chapenoir | 74 | 1 | / |
| Chapangir | 74 | 1 | / |
| Chapaneer | 74 | 1 | / |
| Chapagnie | 74 | 1 | / |
| Chhapaner | 74 | 1 | / |
| Zapponier | 74 | 0 | / |
| Hapanir | 71 | 12 | / |
| Chopongnoi | 70 | 1 | / |
| Capanear | 67 | 53 | / |
| Chapange | 67 | 20 | / |
| Capaneir | 67 | 4 | / |
| Chapagne | 67 | 3 | / |
| Chapanje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hapaniir | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hopponer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sapponie | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Chaponnier
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