Caps Surname

367,445th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 980 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Belgium

Caps Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Caps Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France4781:138,96021,353
Belgium1411:81,53612,817
United States1031:3,519,019197,606
Brazil651:3,293,45194,173
Germany571:1,412,37687,104
India261:29,502,515369,827
England201:2,785,90397,972
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
China91:151,924,6187,954
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England241:1,015,64040,589
Wales71:224,0598,079
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3141:159,93214,628

Caps (162) may also be a first name.

Caps Last Name Facts

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

Caps is found most in France. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Caps? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 367,445th most frequent family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 7,436,271 people. The last name Caps occurs mostly in Europe, where 72 percent of Caps are found; 69 percent are found in Western Europe and 63 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 720,105th most frequently used first name in the world, borne by 162 people.

This surname is most common in France, where it is carried by 478 people, or 1 in 138,960. In France Caps is primarily found in: Grand Est, where 59 percent live, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 17 percent live and Normandy, where 10 percent live. Without taking into account France this surname occurs in 36 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 14 percent live and The United States, where 11 percent live.

Caps Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Caps has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Caps surname declined 67 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 17 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Caps Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Caps surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Caps earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 30.96% less than the national average, earning R 164,064 per year; in United States they earn 34.43% more than the national average, earning $58,004 USD per year and in Canada they earn 30.91% more than the national average, earning $65,039 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Capps8925,917/
Chaps89150/
Scaps8931/
Czaps8917/
Capse893/
Caphs892/
Hcaps891/
Capss891/
Caeps890/
Cap8619,440/
Chapps8078/
Cheaps8014/
Tchaps807/
Chapse806/
Caipes803/
Csaips803/
Capsch801/
Cape758,794/
Kaps754,950/
Capp754,176/
Cops75886/
Capt75788/
Japs75779/
Caup75181/
Casp75157/
Zaps7558/
Caap7543/
Cahp7543/
Casb7529/
Saps7527/
Caip7519/
Capf7513/
Caph7510/
Cayp754/
Ceap753/
Catp753/
Cazp752/
Capz752/
Cavs752/
Hcap752/
Cabs751/
Qcap751/
Cabp751/
Cadp751/
Chaipes733/
Caippes733/
Capehes731/
Chhapse731/
Kapse6752,835/
Caspe6710,303/
Cappe672,660/
Kapps671,068/
Caipe671,007/
Coops67796/
Copps67750/
Cheap67311/
Caupp67146/
Coups67120/
Chavs67116/
Kapsh6791/
Kaups6769/
Copse6767/
Kapst6750/
Chops6744/
Caupe6737/
Cahap6726/
Sapps6723/
Scops6723/
Ceips6718/
Chabs6712/
Jeaps677/
Zaips677/
Jaaps677/
Japps676/
Zapse676/
Caphe674/
Kap's674/
Casbs674/
Cappz674/
Copsø673/
Seaps673/
Zapps673/
Japse673/
Caisp672/
Kapsz672/
Gcape672/
Kaaps672/
Kapsd671/
Cap't671/
Cappf671/
Cauvs671/
Cheap'es671/
Kaips671/
Kapss671/
Caape671/
Kaphs671/
Caaip671/
Caipf671/
Cap'e671/
Caype671/
Cazpe671/
Cauzp671/
Kgaps671/
Chapz671/
Cqaip671/
Zapst670/
Scabs670/
Keaps670/
Caubs670/
Coeps670/
Caivs670/

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Caps Reference & Research

Capps DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Capps FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Caps
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis