van Cappelen Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
van Cappelen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
van Cappelen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name van Cappelen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname van Cappelen is held by more people in Belgium than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name van Cappelen? popularity and diffusion
It is the 8,193,072nd most prevalent surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name van Cappelen is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of van Cappelen are found; 100 percent are found in Western Europe and 80 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.
The surname van Cappelen is most commonly held in Belgium, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 5,748,322. In Belgium van Cappelen is most numerous in: Brussels Capital Region, where 50 percent reside and Walloon Region, where 50 percent reside. Aside from Belgium van Cappelen is found in 2 countries. It is also common in France, where 40 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 20 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| van Cappellen | 96 | 864 | / |
| van Capellen | 92 | 55 | / |
| von Cappelen | 92 | 33 | / |
| Vancappellen | 92 | 30 | / |
| Van-Cappellen | 88 | 1 | / |
| von Cappeln | 87 | 22 | / |
| van Keppelen | 83 | 16 | / |
| Voncappeln | 82 | 6 | / |
| van Keppeln | 78 | 5 | / |
| van Kaplan | 73 | 1 | / |
| van Eijk-Peelen | 67 | 1 | / |
| van Coblijn | 61 | 81 | / |
| Vanugopalan | 52 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to van Cappelen
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