Käppeli Surname

238,807th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,678 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Käppeli Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Käppeli Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland1,6611:4,945737
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
France21:33,211,361423,184
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

The alternate forms: Kappeli (83) are calculated separately.

Käppeli Last Name Facts

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

The surname Käppeli occurs more in Switzerland more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant: Kappeli. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Käppeli? popularity and diffusion

The last name Käppeli is the 238,807th most frequently held last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,342,995 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Käppeli live; 99 percent live in Western Europe and 98 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequent in Switzerland, where it is borne by 1,661 people, or 1 in 4,945. In Switzerland Käppeli is primarily found in: Canton of Aargau, where 31 percent live, Canton of Lucerne, where 20 percent live and Canton of Zürich, where 19 percent live. Besides Switzerland this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 1 percent live and France, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kappeli9583/
Käppele8682/
Koppeli8637/
Keppeli861/
Käppeler80530/
Kaeppeli8075/
Kapeli77592/
Köpeli77211/
Kopeli77181/
Kepeli77151/
Kipeli779/
Kappali71402/
Koppali71328/
Koppoli71220/
Koppili71178/
Kappele71101/
Kappely7167/
Kaapeli7156/
Cappeli7151/
Keppele7150/
Koppele7142/
Khopeli7138/
Kapeali7113/
Kapelai7110/
Kappili7110/
Khapeli718/
Kappoli718/
Khipeli717/
Kaypeli715/
Kippele715/
Kapheli714/
Kippili713/
Kepeeli713/
Kipelio712/
Kapeeli712/
Kippali711/
Khepeli711/
Köppele711/
Kopeili711/
Kipelis711/
Kaipeli711/
Kaepeli711/
Coppeli711/
Keppely711/
Koppyli711/
Kopaeli711/
Keppela711/
Kippely710/
Koppalli67192/
Köppeler6764/
Kappalli6736/
Keippela6726/
Kaeppele6720/
Koppaali6711/
Cheppeli677/
Cappelie674/
Cappelih672/
Keppoele671/
Khepheli671/
Cappeili671/
Koppolli671/
Kappaali671/
Kippaali671/

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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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  • 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 Käppeli
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