Scapens Surname

1,907,068th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 95 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Scapens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Scapens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England541:1,031,81650,675
New Zealand251:181,13319,287
Wales91:343,83718,086
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113

Scapens Last Name Facts

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

The surname Scapens is carried by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Scapens.

How Common Is The Last Name Scapens? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,907,068th most frequently held surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 76,711,010 people. The surname Scapens occurs mostly in Europe, where 66 percent of Scapens are found; 66 percent are found in Northern Europe and 66 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname is most widely held in England, where it is borne by 54 people, or 1 in 1,031,816. In England Scapens is mostly found in: Derbyshire, where 19 percent live, Cornwall, where 17 percent live and City of Bristol, where 15 percent live. Not including England it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in New Zealand, where 26 percent live and Wales, where 9 percent live.

Scapens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Scapens has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name expanded 415 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Capens9252/
Sapiens86522/
Cappens8610/
Scapins861/
Sappens860/
Sckepens801/
Copens7725/
Capins775/
Sapins774/
Japens771/
Coppens7116,132/
Coupens71110/
Jappens7127/
Sapienz7122/
Zapiens7117/
Sapiëns711/
Jaspens711/
Coopens711/
Cappins710/
Skepens710/
Copppens672/
Zapiensz671/
Sopns671/
Copns670/
Cappinns670/
Japins62153/
Skepns62149/
Sopins627/
Copins623/
Coppins571,338/
Skopins5730/
Sskepns5714/
Tjapins571/
Zapienz571/
Jappins570/
Copinns570/
Coupins570/
Skopinsh5312/
Coppiëns531/

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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 Scapens
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