Kappelar Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Kappelar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kappelar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany191:4,237,129172,669
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Kappelar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kappelar is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kappelar? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kappelar is the 4,206,983rd most commonly used last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 331,252,087 people. Kappelar occurs mostly in Europe, where 86 percent of Kappelar live; 86 percent live in Western Europe and 86 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most frequent in Germany, where it is carried by 19 people, or 1 in 4,237,129. In Germany Kappelar is mostly concentrated in: Bavaria, where 53 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 32 percent live and Hesse, where 11 percent live. Outside of Germany this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 9 percent live and The United States, where 5 percent live.

Kappelar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kappelar has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kappelar surname declined 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kapelar9363/
Kapelarz8837/
Cappelar880/
Kappalar880/
Koppelaar82800/
Cappelare821/
Kapilar80183/
Capelar8014/
Kapalar803/
Cappelaire784/
Cappelaëre781/
Koppalar7519/
Capelare7511/
Kaphalar751/
Kapilyar751/
Caupelar750/
Capalar67868/
Capilar67162/
Kapolor671/
Capallar634/
Copelard632/
Copelaur630/
Capilaire592/
Capalahar591/
Copelhart590/
Kopalor534/
Capalor532/
Capaloor501/

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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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  • 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 Kappelar
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