Kappels Surname

2,661,929th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 53 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Kappels Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kappels Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany521:1,548,18292,602
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Kappels Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kappels is found most frequently in Germany. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kappels? popularity and diffusion

Kappels is the 2,661,929th most common surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 137,500,866 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 98 percent of Kappels live; 98 percent live in Western Europe and 98 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most widespread in Germany, where it is carried by 52 people, or 1 in 1,548,182. In Germany Kappels is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 83 percent reside, Baden-Württemberg, where 6 percent reside and Bavaria, where 4 percent reside. Outside of Germany it is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kapels92175/
Kappls922/
Keppels86183/
Koppels8646/
Kapples8630/
Cappels8616/
Kaupels861/
Kappils861/
Kapelles8047/
Keapples801/
Cappells800/
Kopels7779/
Capels7760/
Kaples7735/
Kepels776/
Kaplse771/
Coppels7143/
Capples7112/
Kepples711/
Capells710/
Capelles6745/
Capelless631/
Coppelles630/
Caples623,095/
Koples6218/
Kopelz623/
Kopils621/
Keples620/
Kopyls620/
Copples5733/
Capless576/
Kopielz571/
Keplsch571/
Keiples570/
Caypless5316/
Coupples5312/
Capilles531/
Caspless530/
Kopylsova501/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kappels
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