The Kappel surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 2,432 people carried this name — #11,795 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 111,100 people counted.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
56 people named Kappel live in Switzerland.
They live in 7 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Geneva.
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.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 51 people named Kappel.
14 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 6 départements, most often Meurthe-et-Moselle.
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 Poland’s population register
45 people named Kappel have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 56 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 4 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Subcarpathian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Kappel.
- Kante 167 · U.S. census
- Kany 134 · U.S. census
- Kapala 413 · U.S. census
- Kapfer 407 · U.S. census
- Kaplan 29,410 · U.S. census
- Kapp 3,957 · U.S. census
- Kappes 1,560 · U.S. census
- Kappler 1,258 · U.S. census
- Kapps 212 · U.S. census
- Kaprielian 273 · U.S. census
- Kaps 396 · U.S. census
- Kapusta 896 · U.S. census
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