The Capela surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 263 people carried this name — #69,636 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,000,000 people counted.
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In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 128 people named Capela.
28 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 17 départements, most often Tarn-et-Garonne.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
75 people named Capela live in Switzerland.
They live in 9 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Capela.
- Caparros 150 · U.S. census
- Capasso 2,183 · U.S. census
- Capdevila 143 · U.S. census
- Capdeville 205 · U.S. census
- Cape 2,441 · U.S. census
- Capel 1,322 · U.S. census
- Capella 887 · U.S. census
- Capelle 754 · U.S. census
- Capelli 721 · U.S. census
- Capello 950 · U.S. census
- Capes 957 · U.S. census
- Capin 196 · U.S. census
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