Zapletal Surname

101,431st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,656 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Czechia

Zapletal Surname User-submission:

Zapletal is an occupational surname. The origin is from the Czech Republic and the meaning in Czech is 'to knit' or more accurately 'to knit together'. The feminine variance will have a suffix 'ova'. Therefore John will bear the surname Zapletal whereas Sarah will be Zapletalova.

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Zapletal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia3,6891:2,882233
Austria2631:32,3785,199
United States2251:1,610,929108,055
Germany1311:614,54548,972
Poland761:500,11548,961
Slovakia601:88,94117,149
Canada521:708,56956,910
Argentina491:872,31556,573
France211:3,162,987209,042
Croatia181:234,92226,068
Brazil171:12,592,608246,358
England141:3,979,861125,553
Netherlands131:1,299,01473,030
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Ukraine71:6,503,242257,739
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288

The alternate forms: Zapletál (47) are calculated separately.

Zapletal Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Zapletal is an occupational surname. The origin is from the Czech Republic and the meaning in Czech is 'to knit' or more accurately 'to knit together'. The feminine variance will have a suffix 'ova'. Therefore John will bear the surname Zapletal whereas Sarah will be Zapletalova.

- verazapletalova

This is the also the surname Zapletal - masculine; Zapletalova - feminine and the ending-u is a genitive plural e.g. - 'Zapletals' apple'.

- verazapletalova

Zapletal Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zapletal occurs more in Czechia more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as: Zapletál. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Zapletal? popularity and diffusion

Zapletal is the 101,431st most frequently held last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 1,565,195 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 92 percent of Zapletal reside; 82 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 82 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

The last name Zapletal is most widely held in Czechia, where it is borne by 3,689 people, or 1 in 2,882. In Czechia Zapletal is mostly found in: Olomouc Region, where 33 percent live, Zlín Region, where 21 percent live and South Moravian Region, where 15 percent live. Not including Czechia this last name occurs in 21 countries. It is also common in Austria, where 6 percent live and The United States, where 5 percent live.

Zapletal Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Zapletal last name are 20.67% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 67.44% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Zapletal earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 0.59% more than the national average, earning $43,403 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.37% more than the national average, earning $53,345 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zapletál9647/
Zapletalů942/
Zapaletal941/
Sapletal8848/
Zapletał882/
Zapeltal881/
Zaplatal881/
Zapletalová843,796/
Zapletalova84169/
Zaplatil7540/
Sapaltale711/
Speletali711/
Sapladl674/
Sipeletali671/

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