Sapanlay Surname

2,273,756th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 70 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Sapanlay Surname User-submission:

The Sapanlay surname was originally Zapanta. Due to a municipal building burning down, the papers went with it and they tried to make out surnames out of what was left, thus turning Zapanta into Sapanlay.

Sapanlay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines571:1,776,109113,042
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187

Sapanlay Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Sapanlay surname was originally Zapanta. Due to a municipal building burning down, the papers went with it and they tried to make out surnames out of what was left, thus turning Zapanta into Sapanlay.

- Forebears.io Manual Submissions

Sapanlay Last Name Facts

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

Sapanlay is more frequently found in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Sapanlay.

How Common Is The Last Name Sapanlay? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,273,756th most frequent family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 104,107,799 people. The last name Sapanlay is mostly found in Asia, where 79 percent of Sapanlay reside; 77 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 77 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia.

The last name is most frequently occurring in The Philippines, where it is held by 57 people, or 1 in 1,776,109. In The Philippines it is most prevalent in: Central Luzon, where 89 percent are found, National Capital Region, where 4 percent are found and Ilocos, where 2 percent are found. Apart from The Philippines it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 14 percent are found and Australia, where 3 percent are found.

Sapanlay Last Name Statistics demography

Sapanlay earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 33.08% less than the national average, earning $28,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sapanla936/
Saphanla8812/
Sapanhla881/
Sapanli80298/
Japanla802/
Sapanle801/
Zapanlla751/
Sepanloy751/
Capanella716/
Saiponlah711/
Japanle672/
Cappanella671/
Cappannella63132/
Sopanlli631/
Capanelli59154/
Saponelli597/
Capanille591/
Seeponlea591/
Seephonla591/
Capannelli56335/
Cappanelli5615/
Chopanlouy569/
Cappannelli53337/

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