Šepel Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Estonia
Highest density in:
Estonia

Šepel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Šepel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Estonia191:69,56912,771
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401

The alternate forms: Sepel (1,862) are calculated separately.

Šepel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Šepel has its highest incidence in Estonia. It may occur in the variant forms: Sepel. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Šepel? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,882,373rd most commonly used last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Šepel live; 77 percent live in Northern Europe and 77 percent live in Baltic Europe.

The last name is most frequently held in Estonia, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 69,569. Outside of Estonia this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Czechia, where 19 percent are found and Germany, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sepel931,862/
Šepl8975/
Çepel801,020/
Cepel80122/
Šapel8038/
Zepel8029/
Šepelová779/
Shepel7312,218/
Seipel735,260/
Chepel733,481/
Siepel73625/
Seppel73378/
Cepiel73139/
Zeppel73102/
Szepel7399/
Zepfel7380/
Seupel7365/
Zeipel7327/
Seepel7320/
Sepell7314/
Sepeel732/
Ceppel732/
Cepell731/
Sepuel731/
Seapel731/
Sepiel731/
Seypel730/
Sepfel730/
Seipelt671,118/
Seppelt67716/
Schepel67481/
Seippel67435/
Cepl67128/
Siepelt67100/
Shepell6764/
Šipl6735/
Sheppel6728/
Seapele6727/
Seipell6724/
Seppell6722/
Seypelt6718/
Cheppel6718/
Szepiel6717/
Seyppel679/
Seppelæ677/
Sepl674/
Sieppel673/
Chepell672/
Seepele672/
Shepuel671/
Cheepel671/
Cheapel671/
Zeapfel671/
Zeipell671/
Sespeld671/
Szepesl671/
Shepelt671/
Seepelt670/
Seibpel670/
Zepfell670/

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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 Šepel
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