Kapelius Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Uruguay

Kapelius Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kapelius Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295

Kapelius Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kapelius occurs in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Kapelius.

How Common Is The Last Name Kapelius? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,063,924th most commonly used surname internationally, held by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 70 percent of Kapelius are found; 60 percent are found in South America and 50 percent are found in Luso-South America.

The last name is most numerous in Brazil, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 42,814,866. In Brazil it is primarily concentrated in: São Paulo, where 80 percent are found and Rio Grande do Sul, where 20 percent are found. Barring Brazil this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 30 percent are found and The United States, where 10 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kapeliush941/
Kapelus93208/
Kapelusz88159/
Kapelyus8830/
Capelius8812/
Kapelush886/
Kapeluss882/
Kopelius881/
Kapelyush82411/
Kapeliuch821/
Kapelos80200/
Kapalus8011/
Kapylus809/
Capelus807/
Kapeluś806/
Kapilus802/
Kapełus801/
Kapeluch75194/
Kappelos7578/
Koppelhus7125/
Kapeluche712/
Kapilyush711/
Kopelos6741/
Capelos6724/
Kapełuś6718/
Kopolus674/
Kapilyushova607/
Capilos53415/
Copelos532/

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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 Kapelius
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