Kappeler Surname

123,946th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,680 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Kappeler Surname Definition:

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

Kappeler Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland2,2321:3,680509
Germany6221:129,43015,761
United States5031:720,59456,697
Argentina1141:374,94229,068
Austria531:160,66921,171
Paraguay441:164,4723,287
Brazil231:9,307,580200,052
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
France181:3,690,151224,666
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
England111:5,065,278148,650
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

The alternate forms: Käppeler (530) are calculated separately.

Kappeler 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

Kappeler Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kappeler is borne by more people in Switzerland than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant: Käppeler. Click here to see other possible spellings of Kappeler.

How Common Is The Last Name Kappeler? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 123,946th most frequently occurring surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 1,980,311 people. Kappeler occurs mostly in Europe, where 80 percent of Kappeler reside; 79 percent reside in Western Europe and 76 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

Kappeler is most frequent in Switzerland, where it is borne by 2,232 people, or 1 in 3,680. In Switzerland it is mostly concentrated in: Canton of Zürich, where 31 percent reside, Canton of Bern, where 15 percent reside and Canton of Aargau, where 12 percent reside. Excluding Switzerland it is found in 26 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 17 percent reside and The United States, where 14 percent reside.

Kappeler Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kappeler has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kappeler last name grew 6,288 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 550 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kappeler Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kappeler last name are 3.99% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50.76% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kappeler earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 107.5% more than the national average, earning R 493,092 per year; in United States they earn 8.6% more than the national average, earning $46,860 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.77% more than the national average, earning $59,506 CAD per year.

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