Kakap Surname

1,391,595th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 157 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kakap Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kakap Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea1231:66,2908,647
Indonesia261:5,086,507239,866
India61:127,844,230863,365
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Kakap (217) may also be a first name.

Kakap Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kakap (Oriya: କକପ୍, Russian: Какап) is more frequently found in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kakap? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,391,595th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 46,417,490 people. The surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 78 percent of Kakap are found; 78 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 78 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Kakap is also the 612,983rd most commonly held forename in the world, borne by 217 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 123 people, or 1 in 66,290. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly found in: East New Britain, where 57 percent are found, West New Britain, where 15 percent are found and East Sepik, where 10 percent are found. Not including Papua New Guinea it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 17 percent are found and India, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kagkap9156/
Kakape9153/
Kakaip917/
Kakapp917/
Khakap911/
Kaikap911/
Kaukap911/
Khaskap831/
Kakhaph831/
Kashkap831/
Kakop80133/
Cakap8061/
Kokap8030/
Kacap8022/
Kakab8019/
Kekap8013/
Kakhachp771/
Kaukab73556/
Kakope73370/
Kuikap7321/
Katkop7317/
Keakop7315/
Kacaip7314/
Kaskab737/
Kokape736/
Keikap735/
Cakkap733/
Kakhav733/
Kakabh732/
Khakab732/
Kaakop731/
Kaccap731/
Kaikab731/
Kakauv731/
Kakkav731/
Kakuop731/
Khakav731/
Kascap731/
Koukap731/
Caekap731/
Kakoup731/
Kacaph731/
Kackop731/
Kaskop731/
Kaukop731/
Caukap731/
Kacahap676/
Kokhape672/
Kaaskop671/
Kothkap671/
Cakkapp671/
Kaskope671/
Kachcap671/
Kacaupe671/
Kakhope671/
Keakope671/

Kakap Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kakap in the Oriya language
କକପ୍kakap-
Kakap in the Russian language
Какапkakap-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kakap
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