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

Sapelo occurs most in South Africa. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Sapelo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sapelo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sapelo is the 818,364th most frequently occurring family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 21,433,959 people. The surname is primarily 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 numerous forename in the world, held by 173 people.

Sapelo is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 277 people, or 1 in 195,587. In South Africa Sapelo is primarily found in: North West, where 86 percent live, Gauteng, where 12 percent live and Eastern Cape, where 1 percent live. Other than South Africa it exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 8 percent live and Botswana, where 5 percent live.

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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  • 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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