Sepulveda Surname
Approximately 277,831 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chile | 123,140 | 1:143 | 10 |
| Colombia | 61,628 | 1:775 | 163 |
| Mexico | 30,881 | 1:4,020 | 543 |
| United States | 19,378 | 1:18,705 | 2,352 |
| Argentina | 14,842 | 1:2,880 | 363 |
| Dominican Republic | 7,773 | 1:1,342 | 215 |
| Spain | 6,997 | 1:6,682 | 827 |
| Venezuela | 5,125 | 1:5,893 | 700 |
| Brazil | 2,505 | 1:85,459 | 3,213 |
| Puerto Rico | 1,084 | 1:3,275 | 267 |
| Philippines | 1,022 | 1:99,059 | 17,278 |
| Peru | 877 | 1:36,242 | 3,487 |
| Portugal | 321 | 1:32,456 | 2,021 |
| France | 291 | 1:228,257 | 35,399 |
| Canada | 260 | 1:141,714 | 14,582 |
| Bolivia | 226 | 1:46,975 | 2,631 |
| Ecuador | 199 | 1:79,929 | 5,672 |
| Cuba | 164 | 1:70,260 | 2,513 |
| Panama | 154 | 1:25,404 | 1,571 |
| Australia | 139 | 1:194,214 | 19,182 |
| Uruguay | 114 | 1:30,103 | 3,463 |
| Guatemala | 102 | 1:157,673 | 3,468 |
| England | 74 | 1:752,947 | 41,527 |
| Luxembourg | 63 | 1:9,215 | 1,495 |
| Paraguay | 60 | 1:120,612 | 2,672 |
| Sweden | 47 | 1:209,505 | 14,512 |
| Norway | 40 | 1:128,557 | 16,659 |
| Switzerland | 36 | 1:228,137 | 19,301 |
| Germany | 32 | 1:2,515,796 | 126,826 |
| Singapore | 30 | 1:183,590 | 7,666 |
| Costa Rica | 28 | 1:170,717 | 2,334 |
| Iceland | 27 | 1:14,077 | 1,243 |
| Belgium | 25 | 1:459,866 | 46,150 |
| Netherlands | 20 | 1:844,359 | 60,801 |
| Thailand | 15 | 1:4,709,223 | 352,754 |
| Israel | 14 | 1:611,260 | 42,949 |
| Nicaragua | 11 | 1:547,372 | 3,850 |
| Angola | 9 | 1:2,998,802 | 4,903 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Russia | 8 | 1:18,015,382 | 436,635 |
| Italy | 7 | 1:8,736,670 | 118,213 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| El Salvador | 5 | 1:1,268,778 | 4,375 |
| Austria | 4 | 1:2,128,859 | 91,203 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| New Zealand | 3 | 1:1,509,441 | 47,971 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 | 1:1,768,201 | 16,841 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Andorra | 2 | 1:41,919 | 1,654 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Cook Islands | 1 | 1:18,179 | 1,485 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 143 | 1:351,180 | 26,857 |
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.
- aarkIn English it means 'one who buries life'; the name was given to a gravedigger.
- sethsepulvedaSepulveda Demographics
Average Male Sepulveda Height
171.74 cm
Average Female Sepulveda Height
159.93 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sepúlveda | 96 | 1,802 | / |
| Sepùlveda | 96 | 39 | / |
| Sépulveda | 96 | 3 | / |
| Sepulvéda | 96 | 1 | / |
| Sepulvedà | 96 | 1 | / |
| Sepulvedad | 95 | 78 | / |
| Sepulvedas | 95 | 4 | / |
| Sepuelveda | 95 | 4 | / |
| Sepuilveda | 95 | 2 | / |
| Sepeulveda | 95 | 2 | / |
| Sespulveda | 95 | 1 | / |
| Seipulveda | 95 | 1 | / |
| Sepullveda | 95 | 1 | / |
| Sepaulveda | 95 | 1 | / |
| Sepulvida | 89 | 1,370 | / |
| Sepulbeda | 89 | 737 | / |
| Cepulveda | 89 | 271 | / |
| Zepulveda | 89 | 100 | / |
| Sepulvedo | 89 | 48 | / |
| Sepulueda | 89 | 41 | / |
| Sepulvada | 89 | 41 | / |
| Sapulveda | 89 | 12 | / |
| Sepolveda | 89 | 10 | / |
| Sepilveda | 89 | 8 | / |
| Sepulvede | 89 | 6 | / |
| Sepulvoda | 89 | 2 | / |
| Xepulveda | 89 | 1 | / |
| Sipulveda | 89 | 1 | / |
| Cepulvedad | 84 | 1 | / |
| Sepulvidas | 84 | 1 | / |
| Sepulvidad | 84 | 1 | / |
| Sepulvado | 78 | 1,576 | / |
| Sepulbida | 78 | 60 | / |
| Cepulbeda | 78 | 34 | / |
| Sepolvida | 78 | 17 | / |
| Sipulvida | 78 | 16 | / |
| Sepulvido | 78 | 11 | / |
| Sepúlvida | 78 | 7 | / |
| Sepuluida | 78 | 5 | / |
| Sepolbeda | 78 | 4 | / |
| Cepulvida | 78 | 3 | / |
| Zepulbeda | 78 | 2 | / |
| Sapulvida | 78 | 2 | / |
| Sepúlvada | 78 | 2 | / |
| Sapúlveda | 78 | 1 | / |
| Sopulvoda | 78 | 1 | / |
| Cepúlveda | 78 | 1 | / |
| Sepúlbeda | 78 | 1 | / |
| Sepolbida | 67 | 8 | / |
| Sipulbida | 67 | 6 | / |
| Sepulbido | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sipolvida | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sipolbeda | 67 | 1 | / |
Sepulveda Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sepulveda in the Russian language | ||
| Сепульведа | sepulveda | - |
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