Sapiens Surname

596,518th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 522 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Mexico

Sapiens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sapiens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico3371:368,3277,582
United States1411:2,570,631155,955
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
France31:22,140,907385,998
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
England11:55,718,059489,080
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Sapiëns (1) & Sapiéns (1) are calculated separately.

Sapiens (49) may also be a first name.

Sapiens Last Name Facts

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

Sapiens occurs more in Mexico more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Sapiëns or Sapiéns. For other possible spellings of Sapiens click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sapiens? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sapiens is the 596,518th most widely held family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 13,960,816 people. Sapiens occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 93 percent of Sapiens are found; 90 percent are found in North America and 65 percent are found in Hispano-North America. It is also the 1,430,306th most frequent first name globally. It is borne by 49 people.

The surname Sapiens is most widely held in Mexico, where it is held by 337 people, or 1 in 368,327. In Mexico Sapiens is mostly concentrated in: Sinaloa, where 66 percent are found, Coahuila, where 10 percent are found and Baja California, where 8 percent are found. Outside of Mexico this last name exists in 23 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 27 percent are found and Brazil, where 2 percent are found.

Sapiens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sapiens has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sapiens surname expanded 7,050 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sapiens Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sapiens surname are 35.34% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 88.57% registered to vote for the political party.

Sapiens earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.02% more than the national average, earning $44,884 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sapiëns951/
Sapiéns951/
Sapiense939/
Sapins924/
Scapens8695/
Shapins8622/
Sapienz8622/
Zapiens8617/
Sepiens862/
Shapens861/
Scapins861/
Sappens860/
Capiens860/
Sapience8057/
Sapienze801/
Sapijans801/
Zapiensz801/
Sappinse800/
Japins77153/
Capens7752/
Sopins777/
Capins775/
Sepins772/
Japens771/
Chapins7166/
Jappens7127/
Cappens7110/
Shepens715/
Chapens712/
Scepins712/
Zapienz711/
Tjapins711/
Jaspens711/
Seppens710/
Cappins710/
Sopions710/
Jappins710/
Schepens675,429/
Sopiyans6760/
Chappins6745/
Coppiens6720/
Sopns671/
Seyphens671/
Sheppins670/
Cappinns670/
Sheppens670/

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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 Sapiens
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