Capia Surname

186,108th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,276 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Peru
Highest density in:
Bolivia

Capia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Capia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Peru1,0871:29,2403,021
Philippines5001:202,47631,874
Bolivia4981:21,3181,708
France1001:664,22785,408
Brazil401:5,351,858134,966
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Colombia91:5,308,23018,838
India61:127,844,230863,365
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419

The alternate forms: Çapia (10) & Capía (2) are calculated separately.

Capia (54) may also be a first name.

Capia Last Name Facts

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

Capia is found in Peru more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as: Çapia or Capía. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Capia? popularity and diffusion

Capia is the 186,108th most common last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 3,201,909 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 73 percent of Capia are found; 72 percent are found in South America and 70 percent are found in Andean South America. Capia is also the 1,350,955th most commonly used forename internationally. It is borne by 54 people.

It is most prevalent in Peru, where it is borne by 1,087 people, or 1 in 29,240. In Peru Capia is most numerous in: Puno Region, where 56 percent reside, Arequipa Region, where 15 percent reside and Tacna Region, where 14 percent reside. Other than Peru this last name is found in 16 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 22 percent reside and Bolivia, where 22 percent reside.

Capia Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Capia earn in different countries varies notably. In Peru they earn 34.32% less than the national average, earning S/. 12,733 per year; in Colombia they earn 41.92% less than the national average, earning $13,186,200 COP per year and in United States they earn 17.44% less than the national average, earning $35,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Çapia9310/
Capía932/
Chapia91334/
Cappia9183/
Ccapia9160/
Capiah9114/
Capias917/
Capiha914/
Czapia912/
Ciapia911/
Chaipia83233/
Chhapia83141/
Capieau8329/
Tchapia834/
Cappiah834/
Cheapia833/
Chaupia831/
Chaphia831/
Capiaou831/
Chappia830/
Kapia807,568/
Capio803,701/
Copia802,420/
Zapia80127/
Capja8030/
Capea809/
Cópia805/
Capya802/
Chaiphia77179/
Chaapiay771/
Chapuiya771/
Capahija771/
Chhappia771/
Zappia737,395/
Copija73615/
Kapiha73424/
Cappio73420/
Copias73414/
Coppia73208/
Kaipia73208/
Capiot73159/
Caspio73132/
Chapya73124/
Kaupia73104/
Kapiah7374/
Copiat7364/
Capiod7338/
Kapija7325/
Kapiaš7322/
Kappia7318/
Chapio7315/
Kaphia7311/
Zapiay735/
Khapia733/
Chopia732/
Caupio732/
Ciopia731/
Kapiaś731/
Capéau731/
Capioe731/
Copiap731/
Qaphia730/
Chaipaiya711/
Kappiah67353/
Khapiah6779/
Tchapya6733/
Kaphioa6728/
Kapugia6726/
Kapijas6724/
Kapejia6721/
Ciappio6717/
Chapyha6714/
Kapaiya679/
Cioppia677/
Kapeiya675/
Chaphya674/
Cappiot673/
Chapeha672/
Choopia672/
Coupiat672/
Cheapea671/
Kaupiah671/
Zapaiya671/
Kapiahe671/
Kauppia671/
Capegio671/
Zaphiah671/
Khapioa671/
Kahapia671/
Kapogia671/
Kapiasz671/
Capaaya671/
Chapeða671/
Khapija671/
Kapoiya671/
Capagio671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Capia
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