Capja Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Capja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Capja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece191:583,14770,237
Albania41:728,51420,844
England41:13,929,515290,718
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

The alternate forms: Çapja (320) are calculated separately.

Capja (13) may also be a first name.

Capja Last Name Facts

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

The last name Capja is found in Greece more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Çapja. Click here for further potential spellings of Capja.

How Common Is The Last Name Capja? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,602,217th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 242,918,197 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 97 percent of Capja live; 77 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 63 percent live in Helleno-Europe. It is also the 3,159,357th most frequently used first name internationally. It is borne by 13 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Greece, where it is borne by 19 people, or 1 in 583,147. In Greece Capja is most numerous in: South Aegean, where 100 percent are found. Not including Greece this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Albania, where 13 percent are found and England, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Çapja93320/
Capia802,276/
Capsa801,371/
Kapja8066/
Sapja8049/
Capea809/
Capza804/
Capca803/
Capía802/
Capya802/
Copja802/
Cabja801/
Capahija771/
Capcha7315,346/
Copija73615/
Chapia73334/
Chapya73124/
Cappia7383/
Ccapia7360/
Sapija7356/
Kapija7325/
Capsay7320/
Capiah7314/
Capias737/
Kapjai734/
Capiha734/
Caspha732/
Czapia732/
Chapji731/
Scapia731/
Japjap731/
Capzaz731/
Capéau731/
Ciapia731/
Capjoz730/
Ccapcha67699/
Chaipia67233/
Chhapia67141/
Tchapya6733/
Capieau6729/
Kapijas6724/
Kapejia6721/
Chapyha6714/
Chopjai675/
Tchapia674/
Chaphya674/
Cappiah674/
Djapjas674/
Cheapia673/
Chapeha672/
Djapjaš672/
Capeiji671/
Capjzzo671/
Chaphia671/
Chaupia671/
Cheapea671/
Kcapcha671/
Chapiji671/
Kapejya671/
Kapujja671/
Tchapje671/
Capiaou671/
Capaaya671/
Capchas671/
Chapeða671/
Chaupje671/
Khapija671/
Capagio671/
Chappia670/

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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 Capja
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