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Where Does The Last Name Shapel Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Shapel (Russian: Шапель) is carried by more people in Belarus than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shapel? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 253,048^th most frequently held last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,662,537 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 87 percent of Shapel are found; 86 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 86 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 1,662,754^th most frequently used first name throughout the world, held by 38 people.

Shapel is most common in Belarus, where it is borne by 1,170 people, or 1 in 8,121. In Belarus Shapel is most frequent in: Grodno Region, where 44 percent live, Minsk Region, where 32 percent live and Minsk, where 11 percent live. Not including Belarus this last name exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 17 percent live and The United States, where 4 percent live.

Shapel Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Shapel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Shapel last name increased 462 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Shapel Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Shapel surname is principally Orthodox (73%) in Russia and Orthodox (67%) in Belarus.

In The United States those holding the Shapel last name are 10.37% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 57.14% registered with the political party.

Shapel earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 28.22% less than the national average, earning $30,974 USD per year.