Capai Surname
Approximately 5,243 people bear this surname
Capai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nepal | 5,150 | 1:5,530 | 490 |
| Brazil | 51 | 1:4,197,536 | 113,076 |
| Argentina | 11 | 1:3,885,765 | 145,016 |
| France | 10 | 1:6,642,272 | 293,169 |
| India | 9 | 1:85,229,487 | 684,495 |
| Indonesia | 8 | 1:16,531,149 | 488,268 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
The alternate forms: Capaï (2) & Čapai (1) are calculated separately.
Capai (177) may also be a first name.
Capai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Capai Come From? nationality or country of origin
Capai occurs in Nepal more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant: Capaï or Čapai. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Capai? popularity and diffusion
Capai is the 91,326th most frequent family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 1,389,957 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Capai are found; 98 percent are found in South Asia and 98 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Capai is also the 685,598th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 177 people.
It is most widespread in Nepal, where it is carried by 5,150 people, or 1 in 5,530. In Nepal it is most frequent in: Bheri, where 41 percent reside, Dhawalagiri, where 22 percent reside and Gandaki, where 14 percent reside. Beside Nepal this surname exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 1 percent reside and Argentina, where 0 percent reside.
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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 Capai
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