Chapoñan Surname

40,082nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,091 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Peru
Highest density in:
Peru

Chapoñan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chapoñan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Peru13,0131:2,442412
Spain331:1,416,72844,772
Chile201:880,82418,509
Ecuador101:1,590,58518,674
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Chaponan (53), Chapoñán (4), Chapoñàn (1) & Chápoñan (1) are calculated separately.

Chapoñan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chapoñan is found most frequently in Peru. It can appear as a variant: Chaponan, Chapoñán, Chapoñàn or Chápoñan. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chapoñan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Chapoñan is the 40,082nd most common surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 556,684 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Chapoñan are found; 100 percent are found in South America and 99 percent are found in Andean South America.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Peru, where it is borne by 13,013 people, or 1 in 2,442. In Peru Chapoñan is primarily concentrated in: Lambayeque Region, where 73 percent reside, Lima Province, where 14 percent reside and Callao Region, where 3 percent reside. Beside Peru this surname is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Spain, where 0 percent reside and Chile, where 0 percent reside.

Chapoñan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Chapoñan has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Chapoñan Last Name Statistics demography

Chapoñan earn significantly less than the average income. In Peru they earn 32.42% less than the national average, earning S/. 13,100 per year.

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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 Chapoñan
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