Capra Surname

25,837th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20,835 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Monaco

Capra Surname Definition:

(Italian) Dweller at a sign of the goat.

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Capra Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy10,5011:5,824719
United States2,9521:122,78413,086
Romania1,8151:11,0621,435
Argentina1,6841:25,3822,141
Brazil1,5941:134,3005,123
France8331:79,73911,254
Peru2541:125,1347,226
Israel1431:59,8447,631
Spain1411:331,57519,344
Canada1351:272,93025,634
Australia1301:207,65920,175
Switzerland1161:70,8018,449
Moldova841:42,3976,377
Uruguay711:48,3355,418
Costa Rica591:81,0181,498
England541:1,031,81650,675
Chile461:382,96710,457
Venezuela451:671,20211,567
Belgium271:425,80243,971
Germany231:3,500,237154,763
South Africa211:2,579,891103,459
Austria171:500,90847,931
Sweden111:895,16066,831
India91:85,229,487684,495
Monaco91:4,118434
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
China21:683,660,78330,601
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Capră (324), Çapra (8) & Čapra (4) are calculated separately.

Capra (376) may also be a first name.

Capra Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Italian) Dweller at a sign of the goat.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

Capra translates to 'goat', more specifically 'nanny goat'. It originated in the Piedmont region of Italy in 1100 in an area with many distinguished nobles. The name either referred to characteristics held by the first person to take the surname or to his area of specialty/market.

- hcapra

This is an Italian surname, denoting someone who represented, or took care of goats. It is derived from the Italian word capra, meaning 'goat'.

- deleted-173293

Capra Last Name Facts

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

The last name Capra (Arabic: كابرا, Oriya: କାପରା) is carried by more people in Italy than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant: Capră, Çapra or Čapra. Click here for other possible spellings of Capra.

How Common Is The Last Name Capra? popularity and diffusion

It is the 25,837th most widely held last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 349,774 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 66 percent of Capra reside; 51 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 51 percent reside in Italic Europe. It is also the 447,400th most frequent first name on earth. It is borne by 376 people.

The last name Capra is most commonly held in Italy, where it is borne by 10,501 people, or 1 in 5,824. In Italy it is primarily found in: Lombardy, where 35 percent are found, Piedmont, where 35 percent are found and Emilia-Romagna, where 12 percent are found. Not including Italy this surname occurs in 62 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 14 percent are found and Romania, where 9 percent are found.

Capra Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Capra has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 147,600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Capra Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Capra surname are 0.84% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 54.07% registered with the party.

The amount Capra earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 8.77% less than the national average, earning €27,396 per year; in Peru they earn 27.63% less than the national average, earning S/. 14,029 per year; in South Africa they earn 22.47% more than the national average, earning R 291,024 per year; in United States they earn 15.58% more than the national average, earning $49,871 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.9% more than the national average, earning $52,613 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Capră93324/
Çapra938/
Čapra934/
Chapra91793/
Caprai91437/
Capras91215/
Capraz91143/
Cappra91118/
Caprau9135/
Caprea9132/
Capray9121/
Caprđa9119/
Catpra911/
Caprad911/
Caepra911/
Czapra911/
Caphra911/
Caspra911/
Chhapra83527/
Caprais83301/
Chaupra83196/
Capraja8382/
Chappra8334/
Capraia832/
Caspray831/
Caypera831/
Cheapra831/
Tchapra831/
Caprass831/
Chaipra831/
Chahpra831/
Caprath830/
Cappray830/
Sapra8010,367/
Capri804,370/
Copra80686/
Capre80476/
Zapra80349/
Kapra80246/
Japra80217/
Capro8097/
Capry8052/
Capré8017/
Caprí801/
Chaphrai7747/
Chaiphra7724/
Chhappra774/
Caaipera773/
Chapraha771/
Chapraja771/
Chhaprau771/
Chapreau771/
Chaiprai771/
Chabprai771/
Chopra7369,243/
Caprio736,540/
Caprez73760/
Capris73375/
Chapri73267/
Capros73260/
Capriz73260/
Chapre73260/
Kapras73181/
Khapra73168/
Saprah73155/
Kapraľ73143/
Copray7387/
Cappri7382/
Tsapra7351/
Saprai7350/
Zapras7349/
Kaprad7340/
Kappra7339/
Capres7338/
Coupra7332/
Saphra7325/
Caspro7324/
Kaprai7322/
Kapraĺ7319/
Kapraň7319/
Chapro7317/
Kapëra7317/
Sahpra7315/
Kaprah7311/
Kapray7311/
Djapra737/
Japras736/
Cappry736/
Jaipra735/
Capriș734/
Caproj734/
Caspri734/
Coppra733/
Japrai733/
Sappra733/
Japhra733/
Chapry732/
Jaspra732/
Caprer732/
Capriş732/
Caproş732/
Caprès732/
Katpra731/
Kaproa731/
Kaprra731/
Copras731/
Giapra731/
Čapraz731/
Kapraj731/
Kaprau731/
Saapra731/
Sapraa731/
Sapfra731/
Căprea731/
Cappre731/
Caprie731/
Caproș731/
Caprés731/
Sapray731/
Cajpre731/
Capree730/
Coprah730/
Caprou730/
Caprry730/
Cappro730/
Caprey730/
Caspre730/
Caspry730/
Chaiphrai71162/
Chaipraya71128/
Tschaprat711/
Capretz67261/
Chhapre67124/
Tsapras67103/
Chaupre6792/
Caprood6758/
Copreau6756/
Choppra6751/
Chopraa6724/
Kaprash6719/
Copraij6718/
Tsiapra6716/
Caprous6714/
Sapraah6712/
Kaspras6711/
Chaprro6710/
Choupra679/
Kaprath677/
Coutpra677/
Caprett676/
Cappriz675/
Capprio674/
Chaproi674/
Saipraj673/
Choopra673/
Chaupré673/
Tchopra673/
Cappris672/
Chhopra672/
Chhapro672/
Kapraya672/
Coprrea672/
Tchapri672/
Ciapero672/
Zaprzau672/
Jaiphra672/
Chaipro672/
Saphrah671/
Capreth671/
Chohpra671/
Choprra671/
Chappri671/
Chappro671/
Scoprah671/
Chhapri671/
Kapraľľ671/
Saahpra671/
Gkapras671/
Capprey671/
Caprros671/
Caprétz671/
Chappre671/
Coipras671/
Chaphre671/
Sapprai671/
Sapraha671/
Caapreh671/
Choprah671/
Choprai671/
Caprith671/
Capritt671/
Kadprad671/
Kaiprap671/
Khaprai671/
Khapray671/
Chapree670/
Capprie670/

Capra Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Capra in the Oriya language
କାପରାkapara-
Capra in the Arabic language
كابراkabra-

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