Sapelson Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Sapelson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sapelson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland71:785,24338,644
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Sapelson Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sapelson (Russian: Сапельсон) is carried by more people in Finland than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sapelson? popularity and diffusion

Sapelson is the 6,360,413th most commonly used surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Sapelson reside; 89 percent reside in Northern Europe and 78 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The surname is most frequently used in Finland, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 785,243. In Finland Sapelson is most numerous in: Uusimaa, where 100 percent reside. Beside Finland this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Estonia, where 11 percent reside and Russia, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sapelsone941/
Capelson8819/
Cappelson8212/
Coppelson713/
Cappleson711/
Copelzon639/
Capeljan632/
Saplecan631/
Coppleson5928/
Coppeljohn561/

Sapelson Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sapelson in the Russian language
Сапельсонsapelson-

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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 Sapelson
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