Capjak Surname

1,894,523rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 96 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Capjak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Capjak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia891:47,5129,221
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Poland21:19,004,374199,659

The alternate forms: Čapjak (1) are calculated separately.

Capjak Last Name Facts

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

Capjak is held by more people in Croatia than any other country or territory. It can also appear as: Čapjak. Click here for further possible spellings of Capjak.

How Common Is The Last Name Capjak? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,894,523rd most commonly used last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 75,911,937 people. The last name Capjak occurs predominantly in Europe, where 95 percent of Capjak are found; 93 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 93 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

This last name is most widespread in Croatia, where it is carried by 89 people, or 1 in 47,512. In Croatia Capjak is mostly concentrated in: Vukovar-Srijem County, where 42 percent live, Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, where 33 percent live and City of Zagreb, where 22 percent live. Not including Croatia it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 5 percent live and Poland, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Čapjak941/
Capjack9223/
Capiak83211/
Capyak8315/
Copjak832/
Chapyak7728/
Csopjak7710/
Czapják779/
Kapijak776/
Kapjack774/
Capchak773/
Capsack772/
Scapyak772/
Copijak771/
Ciapiak771/
Cahpyak771/
Caspchak713/
Djapjack711/
Chaphyak711/
Copyak67115/
Copiak67107/
Kapsak6765/
Kapiak6744/
Capiok6739/
Sapiak6739/
Čopjak6728/
Kapjok6724/
Kopjak6716/
Sapyak6713/
Sopjak675/
Capiaková672/
Japiak671/
Copjakova671/
Capsac671/
Qabjak671/
Kapzak671/
Kapeak671/

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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 Capjak
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