Sapele Surname

269,724th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,447 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Sapele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sapele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,2121:146,1579,304
South Africa1301:416,75236,221
Zambia371:428,37620,573
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Papua New Guinea201:407,68653,132
Latvia31:683,34934,074
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
England11:55,718,059489,080
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Sapele (282) may also be a first name.

Sapele Last Name Facts

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

Sapele (Arabic: سبيلي, Marathi: सपेले) is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sapele? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 269,724th most numerous family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 5,036,314 people. Sapele is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Sapele are found; 84 percent are found in West Africa and 84 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 527,582nd most prevalent given name throughout the world. It is borne by 282 people.

The last name Sapele is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1,212 people, or 1 in 146,157. In Nigeria Sapele is most numerous in: Delta, where 54 percent live, Bayelsa, where 30 percent live and Lagos, where 5 percent live. Not including Nigeria it is found in 13 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 9 percent live and Zambia, where 3 percent live.

Sapele Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Sapele last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

Sapele earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 58.89% less than the national average, earning R 97,704 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Seapele9227/
Saipele929/
Shapele925/
Saypele925/
Sapeler925/
Siapele922/
Sapelle922/
Sapeele921/
Sahpele921/
Sappele921/
Sapeleh921/
Scapele921/
Saple912,814/
Shapelle865/
Shapeley862/
Shappele861/
Saypeley861/
Sappelle861/
Saupeule861/
Sapale83549/
Sapela83336/
Sepele83186/
Sopele83153/
Sapile8391/
Capele8370/
Sapeli8355/
Sapole8345/
Sapple8343/
Japele8333/
Sayple835/
Shaple833/
Saiple831/
Saaple831/
Seaple831/
Saphel830/
Schapeler80117/
Shappelle8033/
Schappele8014/
Sapuile771,580/
Shapole77238/
Chapele77185/
Shapela77157/
Saphiel77123/
Saphole77117/
Sapiela77106/
Cappele77104/
Seapela7784/
Jatpele7767/
Sapiler7754/
Seppele7743/
Saipale7725/
Sapitle7722/
Sappale7721/
Shapple7718/
Sepelie7717/
Shapely7717/
Saphela7712/
Sopelle7711/
Saphale7710/
Shepele775/
Sahpeli775/
Sapaale774/
Saapile774/
Seupele773/
Sepeele773/
Sapalle772/
Shapile772/
Sapelis772/
Sapolle772/
Sapelai772/
Seepele772/
Schaple771/
Saapale771/
Saphely771/
Saphleh771/
Caipele771/
Jaypele771/
Zapeles771/
Saypole771/
Shapale771/
Saypely771/
Saypela771/
Sapaley771/
Sapalee771/
Saapela771/
Soupele771/
Sapieli771/
Sapaleu771/
Saupale771/
Sepeule771/
Sephele771/
Capelee771/
Sepaele771/
Seapole771/
Sappela771/
Shapeli771/
Saupile770/
Saupple770/
Saphell770/
Shauple770/
Capeley770/
Schappeler7565/
Schappelle7538/
Sople7332/
Chapelet711,787/
Chaupele71249/
Shaapela71228/
Sappaile71113/
Sephelle71104/
Capeille7168/
Shapeela7166/
Chappele7136/
Chhapele7118/
Chaphele7110/
Shaphiel718/
Sabpalee718/
Jachpele717/
Sappalee717/
Sapaylle716/
Shapelya714/
Seupeule713/
Chapeles712/
Sapaille712/
Sahapyle711/
Sadpayle711/
Sàabpole711/
Saphieli711/
Saphiely711/
Schapple711/
Scapelii711/
Soppeles711/
Seippele711/
Shaiphel711/
Sapalley711/
Saypeala711/
Saypayle711/
Saypeyla711/
Saypaley711/
Szapiela711/
Djappele711/
Chapelez711/
Japhelet711/
Siepelie711/
Shahpeli711/
Sappielh710/
Shaphell710/
Çepele672,131/
Seiple671,281/
Sapali671,147/
Capile67773/
Capeli67562/
Japelj67531/
Sepale67291/
Sapila67283/
Sapili67175/
Chappelet67175/
Scheppele67168/
Sopela67166/
Xapile67148/
Sopale6797/
Shapelich6790/
Zapale6761/
Sopile6753/
Sapyla6749/
Sepole6746/
Zapela6742/
Japely6734/
Zopele6732/
Sepeli6728/
Capelj6725/
Shapelych6725/
Saphil6722/
Zaphel6722/
Sopeli6717/
Copele6714/
Shoppelle6711/
Çapeli679/
Sahapayle676/
Sopole676/
Saypaelay676/
Souple675/
Siople675/
Sapoly674/
Japeli674/
Sepile674/
Sepelj674/
Zepele673/
Saphyl673/
Sapily673/
Saypalley672/
Zapeli672/
Šapale672/
Sapail672/
Saplhe671/
Sopeul671/
Shople671/
Saypaylea671/
Shaapeela671/
Sophel671/
Sapeła671/
Sépale671/
Capèle671/
Chappeler671/
Sapphalee671/
Sopely670/
Soople670/
Scheapple670/
Sheppeale670/
Sopple670/

Sapele Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sapele in the Marathi language
सपेलेsapele-
Sapele in the Arabic language
سبيليsbyly-

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Footnotes

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