Chapter Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Chapter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chapter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
England31:18,572,686338,250
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England191:1,282,91446,315
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Chapter (181) may also be a first name.

Chapter Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chapter (Bengali: ছপতের) occurs most in Malawi. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chapter? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,206,983rd most frequently used family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 331,252,087 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 86 percent of Chapter are found; 41 percent are found in Southern Africa and 41 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Chapter is also the 677,199th most frequently used given name internationally It is held by 181 people.

The surname Chapter is most commonly occurring in Malawi, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 1,902,123. Outside of Malawi this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 36 percent reside and England, where 14 percent reside.

Chapter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Chapter has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname decreased 84 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schapter931/
Chapte92256/
Hapter9264/
Capter9211/
Shapter86552/
Haupter86122/
Captier8669/
Chepter866/
Haipter863/
Capteir861/
Chaptea861/
Chaptet861/
Hapte83439/
Chapterova821/
Haipeter8032/
Haypeter803/
Shaapter801/
Habter77446/
Captir77201/
Chapta7752/
Chapti7752/
Shapte7717/
Chopte7710/
Khapte776/
Hopter775/
Hapted775/
Japter774/
Chavte772/
Chapty772/
Sapter771/
Copter771/
Hapteh771/
Haptep771/
Haupte771/
Haptte771/
Haptie770/
Schoupter756/
Chaiptech751/
Schoptert751/
Shaptet71122/
Scheipeter7184/
Heipter7132/
Shaptej7127/
Japhter7124/
Japther7113/
Habptie715/
Zappter714/
Haibter714/
Khopter714/
Schopte713/
Khaptei712/
Chavthe712/
Chaptai712/
Shopter711/
Chaptyy711/
Chappta711/
Chaupty711/
Chavhte711/
Coopter711/
Hauptte711/
Shabter711/
Hapthey711/
Choptie711/
Cheptir711/
Zaptier711/
Habte67117,801/
Sapte677,491/
Hapta6773/
Chaptois6742/
Zapte6727/
Japte6726/
Hapti6716/
Heypeter6712/
Şapte674/
Schoptet673/
Chaiptip671/
Chopteah671/
Havte671/
Heipther670/

Chapter Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chapter in the Bengali language
ছপতেরchapatera-

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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
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  • 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 Chapter
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