Chappen Surname
Approximately 156 people bear this surname
Chappen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 121 | 1:447,750 | 37,883 |
| United States | 26 | 1:13,940,728 | 505,428 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8 | 1:6,277,336 | 262,771 |
Chappen Demographics
Average Chappen Salary in
United States
$32,110 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Chappen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chappen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chappen (Marathi: चापेन, Russian: Чаппен) is found most in South Africa. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chappen? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,398,030th most frequent family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 46,715,038 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 78 percent of Chappen reside; 78 percent reside in Southern Africa and 78 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
Chappen is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is carried by 121 people, or 1 in 447,750. In South Africa Chappen is primarily found in: Eastern Cape, where 48 percent live, KwaZulu-Natal, where 47 percent live and Western Cape, where 3 percent live. Not including South Africa this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 17 percent live and India, where 3 percent live.
Chappen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Chappen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Chappen last name expanded 325 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Chappen Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Chappen last name are 1.32% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 54.55% registered with the political party.
The amount Chappen earn in different countries varies marginally. In South Africa they earn 24.64% less than the national average, earning R 179,076 per year and in United States they earn 25.58% less than the national average, earning $32,110 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chappen Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chappen in the Marathi language | ||
| चापेन | capena | - |
| Chappen in the Russian language | ||
| Чаппен | cappen | - |
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Chappen Reference & Research
Chapin DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Chapin FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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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 Chappen
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