Sapalan Surname

2,372,517th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 65 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Iceland

Sapalan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sapalan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines621:1,632,875108,878
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Sapalan (15) may also be a first name.

Sapalan Last Name Facts

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

Sapalan (Georgian: საფალან) is more commonly found in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sapalan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,372,517th most frequent surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 112,116,091 people. The surname Sapalan is primarily found in Asia, where 95 percent of Sapalan reside; 95 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 89 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. Sapalan is also the 2,900,335th most commonly used forename world-wide, borne by 15 people.

Sapalan is most widespread in The Philippines, where it is carried by 62 people, or 1 in 1,632,875. In The Philippines Sapalan is primarily found in: Ilocos, where 40 percent live, Zamboanga Peninsula, where 16 percent live and National Capital Region, where 13 percent live. Other than The Philippines this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Iceland, where 2 percent live and Kenya, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Sapalan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sapalan in the Georgian language
საფალანsapalan-

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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 Sapalan
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