Kanapitsas Surname

1,537,949th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 135 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Kanapitsas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Kanapitsas Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece1341:82,68513,963
France11:66,422,722504,397

Kanapitsas Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kanapitsas occurs in Greece more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanapitsas? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,537,949th most common last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 53,981,822 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Kanapitsas reside; 99 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 99 percent reside in Helleno-Europe.

The surname Kanapitsas is most commonly held in Greece, where it is carried by 134 people, or 1 in 82,685. In Greece Kanapitsas is primarily found in: Central Greece, where 84 percent live, Central Macedonia, where 13 percent live and Attica, where 3 percent live. Beside Greece this surname is found in one country. It is also found in France, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kanapitsa9543/
Kanapytsa841/
Kangopisa741/
Konopisos6350/
Konopica565/

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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 Kanapitsas
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