Sapelo Surname

818,364th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 340 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Sapelo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sapelo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2771:195,58721,102
Papua New Guinea271:301,99040,635
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Indonesia151:8,816,613340,855
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Sapelo (173) may also be a first name.

Sapelo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sapelo is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Sapelo.

How Common Is The Last Name Sapelo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 818,364th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 21,433,959 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 87 percent of Sapelo live; 87 percent live in Southern Africa and 87 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 694,534th most prevalent first name globally, borne by 173 people.

It is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is borne by 277 people, or 1 in 195,587. In South Africa Sapelo is most frequent in: North West, where 86 percent reside, Gauteng, where 12 percent reside and Eastern Cape, where 1 percent reside. Barring South Africa this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 8 percent reside and Botswana, where 5 percent reside.

Sapelo Last Name Statistics demography

Sapelo earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 46.37% less than the national average, earning R 127,440 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sapelou923/
Sapielo921/
Shapelo921/
Seapelo921/
Sapeuloh8614/
Shappelo861/
Sapalo8328,868/
Capelo836,914/
Sapela83336/
Sapilo83127/
Sapylo8396/
Sapolo8391/
Sopelo8327/
Zapelo8318/
Sepelo832/
Sapallo77630/
Seipelo77205/
Shapela77157/
Sapiela77106/
Seapela7784/
Shapilo7776/
Cappelo7752/
Shapylo7736/
Chapelo7730/
Sapetla7722/
Sapalio7720/
Sapelas7717/
Sapolyo7715/
Zapielo7715/
Sapieło7713/
Saphela7712/
Djapelo7711/
Sapolio7710/
Capelou778/
Sephelo778/
Sapilio776/
Saapolo775/
Sappolo774/
Shepelo774/
Sapholo774/
Sapelah773/
Shopelo773/
Sapalyo772/
Shapolo772/
Sapaela772/
Sapiolo772/
Capelio772/
Shapalo772/
Sepaelo772/
Saepela771/
Zaspelo771/
Saipolo771/
Saypela771/
Seapolo771/
Saapela771/
Scopelo771/
Zappelo771/
Capeilo771/
Sappela771/
Sapaloo771/
Scapela770/
Chapelot71617/
Shaapela71228/
Shapeela7166/
Saepoloh7119/
Zappielo7118/
Chapelou7118/
Seipetlo7115/
Saepaloh7113/
Sappetla7110/
Seipehlo715/
Shapelya714/
Shepelyo713/
Chappelo713/
Saepiloh711/
Saapetla711/
Saypeala711/
Saypeyla711/
Sapallio711/
Szapiela711/
Szepeloh711/
Giapelos711/
Sephehlo711/
Seiphelo711/
Saphilio711/
Capela6715,735/
Sapala671,481/
Sopalo67893/
Sapola67558/
Sepolo67375/
Sepela67373/
Sapila67283/
Capilo67231/
Seiphehlo67203/
Sopela67166/
Copelo67126/
Sepalo67107/
Seiphetlo6764/
Capêlo6758/
Sapyla6749/
Sopolo6743/
Zapela6742/
Saipolloh6735/
Zapalo6729/
Sopylo6727/
Zopelo6723/
Sapiło6723/
Sopilo678/
Zapolo677/
Zapilo676/
Cappeillo675/
Shapheula674/
Sapało674/
Chapeloux673/
Sepilo672/
Cepelo672/
Šapilo672/
Seipetlho672/
Seephehlo672/
Shaapeela671/
Japilo671/
Sapeła671/
Chapelout671/
Siephehlo671/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Sapelo
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