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 found in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sapalan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sapalan is the 2,372,517th most commonly occurring family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 112,116,091 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 95 percent of Sapalan are found; 95 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 89 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 2,900,335th most common given name throughout the world, held by 15 people.

It is most prevalent 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. Aside from The Philippines this surname exists 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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sapalan
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