Čapelja Surname

742,570th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 388 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Serbia
Highest density in:
Serbia

Čapelja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Čapelja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Serbia3831:18,6552,159
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Slovenia21:1,243,83827,519
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532

The alternate forms: Capelja (27) are calculated separately.

Čapelja Last Name Facts

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

The last name Čapelja occurs most in Serbia. It can also appear as a variant: Capelja. For other potential spellings of Čapelja click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Čapelja? popularity and diffusion

Čapelja is the 742,570th most numerous last name internationally, held by around 1 in 18,782,335 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Čapelja reside; 99 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 99 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

The surname is most prevalent in Serbia, where it is carried by 383 people, or 1 in 18,655. In Serbia it is mostly found in: South Bačka District, where 63 percent are found, Belgrade, where 17 percent are found and Srem District, where 13 percent are found. Other than Serbia it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Slovakia, where 1 percent are found and Slovenia, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Capelja9527/
Čaplja92107/
Čepelja8656/
Čapalija80146/
Ćaplja7725/
Čapljo771/
Ţapelea7153/
Ćapalija6743/
Čepalija673/
Chaplsa571/
Capelie571/
Chapelie539/
Cappelie534/
Cappelié531/
Chappelie501/

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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 Čapelja
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