Kapellen Surname

937,786th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 280 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Kapellen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kapellen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1431:562,97546,225
United States1131:3,207,601184,423
Netherlands161:1,055,44866,951
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Kapellen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kapellen is most common in Germany. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kapellen? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 937,786th most common surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 26,026,950 people. The surname Kapellen occurs predominantly in Europe, where 60 percent of Kapellen live; 60 percent live in Western Europe and 60 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 143 people, or 1 in 562,975. In Germany Kapellen is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 42 percent reside, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 36 percent reside and Brandenburg, where 13 percent reside. Excluding Germany this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 40 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 6 percent reside.

Kapellen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kapellen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Kapellen surname grew 5,650 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kapellen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kapellen last name are 47.17% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 93.94% being registered with the party.

Kapellen earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.25% more than the national average, earning $45,414 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kappellen941/
Capellen88353/
Kepellen881/
Kaplen86164/
Cappellen82235/
Capellaen821/
Capelln8037/
Kaplenk8014/
Kapplen801/
Kayplen801/
Kaplien801/
Kapleun801/
Kepllen801/
Kappeln800/
Kapln772/
Capellin75209/
Khaphlen754/
Kaplenkė751/
Capellnn751/
Capellín751/
Kaplin714,711/
Kaplyn71668/
Cappellin71629/
Caplen71341/
Koplen71150/
Capellina715/
Keplen711/
Khaeplaen711/
Kapelnova711/
Kaplenova711/
Kaplina674,885/
Kaplyna67700/
Cappellina67387/
Koplien67112/
Kouplen6733/
Cappeln6720/
Keppeln6719/
Ceaplen6713/
Kapplin6713/
Kapling679/
Kopleng674/
Koplent672/
Kopplen672/
Casplen671/
Koplend670/
Koplene670/
Capplen670/
Caplien670/
Kopleen670/
Kopllin670/

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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 Kapellen
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