Kapelj Surname

1,035,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 243 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Kapelj Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kapelj Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia1761:14,1353,356
Croatia181:234,92226,068
Italy171:3,597,452102,597
Serbia111:649,54122,440
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kapelj Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kapelj occurs most in Slovenia. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kapelj? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,035,555th most frequent last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 29,989,901 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 94 percent of Kapelj live; 84 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 84 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

The surname Kapelj is most frequently occurring in Slovenia, where it is carried by 176 people, or 1 in 14,135. In Slovenia it is most common in: Littoral-Inner Carniola, where 59 percent are found, Central Slovenia, where 27 percent are found and Coastal-Karst, where 13 percent are found. Aside from Slovenia this last name exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Croatia, where 7 percent are found and Italy, where 7 percent are found.

Kapelj Last Name Statistics demography

Kapelj earn somewhat more than the average income. In Italy they earn 9.71% more than the national average, earning €32,945 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kapeluj921/
Kapela8320,343/
Kapele836,321/
Kapeli83592/
Capelj8325/
Kapely839/
Kepelj831/
Kappelhøj803/
Kapelis77252/
Kappele77101/
Kappeli7783/
Kappely7767/
Kaapeli7756/
Kapeule7743/
Kapeles7741/
Kapelyo7734/
Khapela7725/
Kaphela7717/
Kapeleu7714/
Kapeler7714/
Kapeali7713/
Kapeloa7712/
Kappela7711/
Kapelai7710/
Kapelet779/
Khapeli778/
Kaapela776/
Kaypeli775/
Kaphele775/
Kaepele774/
Kapheli774/
Kapeela774/
Kapeely773/
Kgapele773/
Kaipela773/
Capeluj773/
Kapelid772/
Kapiela772/
Kapiele772/
Kaupele772/
Kapeeli772/
Kapeleh772/
Kapeele772/
Kapelya771/
Katpeli771/
Kaepeli771/
Kaipeli771/
Kapelaa771/
Kapelee771/
Kapelio771/
Kaspele771/
Khapele771/
Kapelge770/
Kapelyst71109/
Kaeppeli7175/
Kapeuleu7165/
Kapelist7128/
Khaphela7127/
Kaeppele7120/
Kappiela7111/
Kaipelea719/
Kapeluha713/
Kapelysh713/
Kapeeles712/
Kaaipela711/
Kapelisz711/
Kappeles711/
Kapelych711/
Khapelya711/
Kapila6724,715/
Capela6715,735/
Kapali6712,853/
Kapale678,907/
Kapile673,642/
Kapili673,397/
Kopela671,314/
Kapole671,187/
Kopele671,174/
Kapoli67724/
Capeli67562/
Köpeli67211/
Kopeli67181/
Kepeli67151/
Kepele67107/
Capele6770/
Capely6770/
Kopely6717/
Copelj6716/
Kapitelli6711/
Qapeli6710/
Kapily674/
Kapyla673/
Kapılı672/
Kaupelytė671/
Kappelehe671/
Kaplec671/

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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 Kapelj
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