Kapell Surname

339,513th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,083 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Panama

Kapell Surname Definition:

(German, Hungarian) One who came from Kapelle (chapel), in Germany; dweller near a chapel.

Kapell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany6361:126,58115,446
United States2291:1,582,790106,555
Canada511:722,46357,796
Panama451:86,9393,484
Sweden341:289,61020,124
France241:2,767,613196,808
Colombia201:2,388,70413,197
Finland161:343,54424,270
Netherlands141:1,206,22770,951
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Kapell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German, Hungarian) One who came from Kapelle (chapel), in Germany; dweller near a chapel.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Kapell Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kapell (Russian: Капелл) is found most in Germany. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kapell? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kapell is the 339,513th most commonly occurring surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 6,729,036 people. The last name Kapell occurs predominantly in Europe, where 67 percent of Kapell live; 62 percent live in Western Europe and 60 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Kapell is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 636 people, or 1 in 126,581. In Germany Kapell is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 35 percent are found, Berlin, where 12 percent are found and Brandenburg, where 8 percent are found. Not including Germany this last name is found in 18 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 21 percent are found and Canada, where 5 percent are found.

Kapell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kapell has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 2,544 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kapell Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kapell surname are 41.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 95% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kapell earn in different countries varies greatly. In Colombia they earn 15.04% more than the national average, earning $26,116,700 COP per year; in United States they earn 38.86% more than the national average, earning $59,918 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.56% less than the national average, earning $42,450 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kappell92241/
Kapel916,295/
Kcappell861/
Kappel8312,444/
Capell834,731/
Kaipel83768/
Kapeel83320/
Kaupel8367/
Kopell8341/
Kapiel8316/
Kapill835/
Kapuel833/
Kaypel831/
Kapelt831/
Kapehl831/
Kaepel830/
Kapl80607/
Cappell77719/
Kaeppel77328/
Kappelt77215/
Caspell77178/
Koppell7794/
Kaippel7737/
Keppell7725/
Koepell774/
Kaispel771/
Kappiel771/
Cahpell771/
Kohpell771/
Capeell770/
Keappel770/
Capuell770/
Cabpell770/
Capel7311,820/
Kapil7311,702/
Kopel733,675/
Kappl731,087/
Kepel73887/
Kaipl7351/
Köpel7312/
Kapyl7310/
Qapel734/
Kaphl733/
Kaspl732/
Kapfl731/
Capll731/
Kapelova7142/
Kapelová7130/
Koeppell716/
Cgappell712/
Kospesll711/
Hcappell711/
Cahppell711/
Cappiell711/
Ckoopell710/
Koppel677,054/
Köppel675,488/
Keppel674,025/
Cappel672,892/
Kappil67712/
Käppel67663/
Kopiel67278/
Qapeel67199/
Copell67153/
Capill67126/
Kappelová67115/
Capiel6788/
Koepel6745/
Khapil6737/
Caspel6728/
Kaipil6719/
Kapuil6719/
Kapiol6710/
Koipel677/
Kaupil674/
Kopael673/
Kepeel673/
Kebpel673/
Kapılı672/
Keipel672/
Köpfel671/
Kappelova671/
Katpil671/
Kôppel671/
Keepel671/
Keupel671/
Kopeel671/
Kopeld671/
Capael671/
Cahpel671/
Kuipel671/
Caupel670/
Capeel670/

Kapell Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kapell in the Russian language
Капеллkapell-

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