Sepúlveda Surname
Approximately 1,802 people bear this surname
Sepúlveda Surname Definition:
One who came from Sepúlveda (place of burials), in Spain.
Comes from the latin "sepultare" and indicates place of burials.
Castilian name from valley of Sepúlveda in mountains of Segovia.
Sepúlveda Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chile | 487 | 1:36,173 | 1,860 |
| Portugal | 425 | 1:24,514 | 1,625 |
| Mexico | 288 | 1:430,994 | 8,275 |
| Spain | 154 | 1:303,585 | 18,224 |
| Dominican Republic | 108 | 1:96,601 | 4,209 |
| Colombia | 66 | 1:723,850 | 8,109 |
| Puerto Rico | 65 | 1:54,618 | 1,189 |
| Brazil | 62 | 1:3,452,812 | 97,678 |
| Argentina | 35 | 1:1,221,240 | 71,984 |
| United States | 28 | 1:12,944,962 | 483,512 |
| Venezuela | 11 | 1:2,745,825 | 29,869 |
| Peru | 10 | 1:3,178,412 | 30,046 |
| Angola | 9 | 1:2,998,802 | 4,903 |
| Iceland | 7 | 1:54,299 | 3,881 |
| France | 6 | 1:11,070,454 | 349,096 |
| Uruguay | 4 | 1:857,940 | 31,713 |
| Guatemala | 4 | 1:4,020,667 | 7,726 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Panama | 3 | 1:1,304,086 | 13,647 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
The alternate forms: Sepulveda (277,831), Sepùlveda (39), Sépulveda (3), Sepulvéda (1) & Sepulvedà (1) are calculated separately.
Sepúlveda Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
One who came from Sepúlveda (place of burials), in Spain.
Comes from the latin "sepultare" and indicates place of burials.
Castilian name from valley of Sepúlveda in mountains of Segovia.
Sepúlveda Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sepúlveda Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sepúlveda is borne by more people in Chile than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Sepulveda, Sepùlveda, Sépulveda, Sepulvéda or Sepulvedà. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sepúlveda? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 225,517th most numerous last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 4,044,143 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 65 percent of Sepúlveda are found; 37 percent are found in South America and 32 percent are found in Iberian Europe.
The last name Sepúlveda is most numerous in Chile, where it is held by 487 people, or 1 in 36,173. In Chile Sepúlveda is primarily concentrated in: Santiago Metropolitan Region, where 48 percent live, Bío Bío Region, where 15 percent live and Valparaíso Region, where 10 percent live. Excluding Chile this surname is found in 33 countries. It is also found in Portugal, where 24 percent live and Mexico, where 16 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sepulveda | 96 | 277,831 | / |
| Sepùlveda | 96 | 39 | / |
| Sépulveda | 93 | 3 | / |
| Sepulvéda | 93 | 1 | / |
| Sepulvedà | 93 | 1 | / |
| Sepolveda | 89 | 10 | / |
| Sepúlvida | 89 | 7 | / |
| Cepúlveda | 89 | 1 | / |
| Sepúlbeda | 89 | 1 | / |
| Sepulvedad | 84 | 78 | / |
| Sepulvedas | 84 | 4 | / |
| Sepuilveda | 84 | 2 | / |
| Sepeulveda | 84 | 2 | / |
| Seipulveda | 84 | 1 | / |
| Sepullveda | 84 | 1 | / |
| Sepaulveda | 84 | 1 | / |
| Sespulveda | 84 | 1 | / |
| Sepulvida | 78 | 1,370 | / |
| Sepulbeda | 78 | 737 | / |
| Cepulveda | 78 | 271 | / |
| Zepulveda | 78 | 100 | / |
| Sepulvedo | 78 | 48 | / |
| Sepulueda | 78 | 41 | / |
| Sepolvida | 78 | 17 | / |
| Sepulvede | 78 | 6 | / |
| Sepolbeda | 78 | 4 | / |
| Sipulveda | 78 | 1 | / |
| Xepulveda | 78 | 1 | / |
| Cepulvedad | 74 | 1 | / |
| Sepulvidas | 74 | 1 | / |
| Sepulvidad | 74 | 1 | / |
| Sepulbida | 67 | 60 | / |
| Cepulbeda | 67 | 34 | / |
| Sipulvida | 67 | 16 | / |
| Sepulvido | 67 | 11 | / |
| Sepolbida | 67 | 8 | / |
| Sepuluida | 67 | 5 | / |
| Cepulvida | 67 | 3 | / |
| Zepulbeda | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sipolbeda | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sipolvida | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sipulbida | 56 | 6 | / |
| Sepulbido | 56 | 3 | / |
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