Dapel Surname

537,454th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 599 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Dapel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dapel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria5791:305,94617,034
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
England11:55,718,059489,080
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Dapel (75) may also be a first name.

Dapel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dapel is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Dapel.

How Common Is The Last Name Dapel? popularity and diffusion

The surname Dapel is the 537,454th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 12,166,187 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Dapel live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,116,575th most widespread first name globally. It is borne by 75 people.

This last name is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 579 people, or 1 in 305,946. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Plateau, where 89 percent live, Federal Capital Territory, where 4 percent live and Benue, where 2 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent live and Indonesia, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Daspel9114/
Dappel9110/
Dabpel914/
Dapiel912/
Deapel912/
Daapel911/
Daipel911/
D'Apel911/
Dapeel911/
Dapl894/
Dashpel8352/
Daipele831/
Daspelt831/
Daspell831/
Depel80154/
Döpel80142/
Dapil8074/
Dopel8033/
Dappl801/
Doepel73572/
Doppel73525/
Dabpil73410/
Depeel73222/
Dapleh73103/
Daplet7399/
Dopfel7359/
Döppel7346/
Dospel7345/
Deppel7325/
Depell7312/
Depoel736/
Dopelt732/
Deipel731/
Dhopel731/
Deypel731/
Döpfel731/
Debpel731/
Dotpel731/
Daspil730/
Doppelt67564/
Dauplet6781/
Dashpil6766/
Doeppel6747/
Daipleh677/
Depl675/
Doppell672/
Dahpleh671/
Doppelp671/
Dapplet671/
Deppell670/

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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 Dapel
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