Čapelj Surname

3,141,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Highest density in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Čapelj Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Čapelj Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bosnia and Herzegovina211:168,40010,427
Slovenia111:226,15215,984
Croatia71:604,08640,820

The alternate forms: Capelj (25) are calculated separately.

Čapelj Last Name Facts

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

Čapelj occurs more in Bosnia and Herzegovina more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as: Capelj. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Čapelj? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,141,416th most frequently held surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 186,860,152 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Čapelj reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

The last name is most commonly used in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 168,400. In Bosnia and Herzegovina Čapelj is most common in: Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 100 percent live. Beside Bosnia and Herzegovina this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Slovenia, where 28 percent live and Croatia, where 18 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Capelj9425/
Čopelj8344/
Čapeljová801/
Capeluj773/
Capela6715,735/
Capeli67562/
Capele6770/
Capely6770/
Copelj6716/
Çapeli679/
Zapeli672/
Ćopelj671/
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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 Čapelj
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