Kahap Surname

3,323,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Kahap Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kahap Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon261:798,81055,510
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Kahap (29) may also be a first name.

Kahap Last Name Facts

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

Kahap (Hindi: कश्यप) is found in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Kahap click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kahap? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,323,005th most widespread family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 208,215,598 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 77 percent of Kahap reside; 40 percent reside in Central Africa and 40 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Kahap is also the 1,951,561st most frequently occurring forename world-wide, held by 29 people.

The surname is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is held by 26 people, or 1 in 798,810. In Cameroon Kahap is most frequent in: Adamawa Region, where 50 percent are found, Centre Region, where 46 percent are found and Northwest Region, where 4 percent are found. Apart from Cameroon this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also found in India, where 11 percent are found and Malaysia, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kahaph913/
Kahayp913/
Kaap891,076/
Khap89124/
Kahp893/
Khape801,361/
Khaph8088/
Khasp8085/
Kaape8045/
Kahab8030/
Cahap8026/
Khaup807/
Khapp802/
Khadp801/
Kaapz801/
Khazp801/
Kaaph801/
Kaapp801/
Kachp801/
Kap756,398/
Khaphe7326/
Kachhp7318/
Khahab739/
Cahape737/
Kayshp733/
Khaupe733/
Khaape731/
Kaschp731/
Kahtpe731/
Kaishp731/
Kashhp731/
Khappe731/
Kahabd731/
Kahayb731/
Kaaipe731/
Kahatb731/
Khaupt730/
Kapp6719,786/
Kape676,798/
Kaup676,065/
Kaab674,871/
Kaip671,486/
Khab67840/
Keap67684/
Khapova67620/
Kapš67315/
Khop6784/
Kapf6759/
Cahp6743/
Caap6743/
Kachchp6735/
Kaph6728/
Kashshp6710/
Kňap678/
Kajp673/
Kabh673/
Kľap672/
Hcap672/
Gkap672/
Kazp672/
Kayp672/
Kohp671/
Kaphowa671/
Qkap671/
Kgap671/
Kavh671/
Kaàp671/
Kashchp671/
Kabp671/
Kapś671/
Cahahap671/
Qahp671/
Kahb670/

Kahap Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kahap in the Hindi language
कश्यपkasyapa-

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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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  • 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 Kahap
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