Sepulveda Surname

1,962nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 277,831 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Chile
Highest density in:
Chile

Sepulveda Surname User-submission:

Comes from 'Sepultador de Vidas': 'one that buries life', meaning that its origins are in the gravedigger profession.

Sepulveda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Chile123,1401:14310
Colombia61,6281:775163
Mexico30,8811:4,020543
United States19,3781:18,7052,352
Argentina14,8421:2,880363
Dominican Republic7,7731:1,342215
Spain6,9971:6,682827
Venezuela5,1251:5,893700
Brazil2,5051:85,4593,213
Puerto Rico1,0841:3,275267
Philippines1,0221:99,05917,278
Peru8771:36,2423,487
Portugal3211:32,4562,021
France2911:228,25735,399
Canada2601:141,71414,582
Bolivia2261:46,9752,631
Ecuador1991:79,9295,672
Cuba1641:70,2602,513
Panama1541:25,4041,571
Australia1391:194,21419,182
Uruguay1141:30,1033,463
Guatemala1021:157,6733,468
England741:752,94741,527
Luxembourg631:9,2151,495
Paraguay601:120,6122,672
Sweden471:209,50514,512
Norway401:128,55716,659
Switzerland361:228,13719,301
Germany321:2,515,796126,826
Singapore301:183,5907,666
Costa Rica281:170,7172,334
Iceland271:14,0771,243
Belgium251:459,86646,150
Netherlands201:844,35960,801
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
Israel141:611,26042,949
Nicaragua111:547,3723,850
Angola91:2,998,8024,903
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
El Salvador51:1,268,7784,375
Austria41:2,128,85991,203
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
New Zealand31:1,509,44147,971
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Bosnia and Herzegovina21:1,768,20116,841
China21:683,660,78330,601
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Andorra21:41,9191,654
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Belize11:355,4743,977
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1431:351,18026,857

The alternate forms: Sepúlveda (1,802), Sepùlveda (39), Sépulveda (3), Sepulvéda (1) & Sepulvedà (1) are calculated separately.

Sepulveda (192) may also be a first name.

Sepulveda Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Comes from 'Sepultador de Vidas': 'one that buries life', meaning that its origins are in the gravedigger profession.

- aark

In English it means 'one who buries life'; the name was given to a gravedigger.

- sethsepulveda

Sepulveda Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sepulveda (Russian: Сепульведа) is more commonly found in Chile than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Sepúlveda, Sepùlveda, Sépulveda, Sepulvéda or Sepulvedà. Click here to see other potential spellings of Sepulveda.

How Common Is The Last Name Sepulveda? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,962nd most prevalent last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 26,230 people. Sepulveda is primarily found in The Americas, where 97 percent of Sepulveda reside; 75 percent reside in South America and 50 percent reside in Hispanic Southern America. It is also the 655,603rd most common first name throughout the world, held by 192 people.

The last name Sepulveda is most prevalent in Chile, where it is borne by 123,140 people, or 1 in 143. In Chile Sepulveda is most prevalent in: Santiago Metropolitan Region, where 41 percent are found, Bío Bío Region, where 20 percent are found and Maule Region, where 11 percent are found. Apart from Chile this last name exists in 72 countries. It also occurs in Colombia, where 22 percent are found and Mexico, where 11 percent are found.

Sepulveda Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Sepulveda has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sepulveda last name expanded 13,551 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sepulveda Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sepulveda last name are 41.83% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 95.06% being registered with the party.

The amount Sepulveda earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 22.44% less than the national average, earning 268,435 kr per year; in Peru they earn 21.72% less than the national average, earning S/. 15,174 per year; in Colombia they earn 1.33% more than the national average, earning $23,004,400 COP per year; in United States they earn 9.48% less than the national average, earning $39,057 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.96% less than the national average, earning $48,707 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Sepulveda Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sepulveda in the Russian language
Сепульведаsepulveda-

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