Sepúlveda Surname

225,517th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,802 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Chile
Highest density in:
Portugal

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Chile4871:36,1731,860
Portugal4251:24,5141,625
Mexico2881:430,9948,275
Spain1541:303,58518,224
Dominican Republic1081:96,6014,209
Colombia661:723,8508,109
Puerto Rico651:54,6181,189
Brazil621:3,452,81297,678
Argentina351:1,221,24071,984
United States281:12,944,962483,512
Venezuela111:2,745,82529,869
Peru101:3,178,41230,046
Angola91:2,998,8024,903
Iceland71:54,2993,881
France61:11,070,454349,096
Uruguay41:857,94031,713
Guatemala41:4,020,6677,726
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Panama31:1,304,08613,647
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
England11:55,718,059489,080
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648

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.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

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.

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