Zapelena Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Spain

Zapelena Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zapelena Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
France11:66,422,722504,397
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776

Zapelena Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Zapelena Come From? nationality or country of origin

Zapelena is found in Spain more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zapelena? popularity and diffusion

Zapelena is the 5,812,366th most frequently occurring last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 91 percent of Zapelena are found; 82 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 82 percent are found in Iberian Europe.

This last name is most frequent in Spain, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 5,194,671. In Spain it is mostly found in: Navarre, where 100 percent are found. Barring Spain it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in France, where 9 percent are found and Mexico, where 9 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zapalena883/
Zapelene882/
Zapelina881/
Zapelini751,258/
Capelina7577/
Zapeline7566/
Sapelina7565/
Zapolina7543/
Zopelina7521/
Zapolyna7512/
Sapelyna7511/
Sapelona754/
Zapalina753/
Zapelino753/
Capeleno753/
Sapeleno753/
Sapalena751/
Zapalona751/
Zappelini71446/
Zappeline7113/
Zappelino714/
Chapelyna712/
Cappelina712/
Chapelina712/
Zapallanay6714/

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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
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  • 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 Zapelena
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