Kap Surname

76,579th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,398 people bear this surname

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

Kap Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kap Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India3,4301:223,63413,217
Turkey1,3681:56,8875,525
Papua New Guinea5791:14,0821,346
Netherlands3601:46,9097,995
Poland1291:294,64135,378
Malaysia1281:230,42413,219
Indonesia711:1,862,665118,960
Argentina671:637,96144,681
Israel581:147,54515,555
Luxembourg351:16,5873,734
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Cambodia261:595,6594,477
Ukraine221:2,069,213143,711
Germany221:3,659,339158,771
Bulgaria101:697,89027,590
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Austria71:1,216,49180,919
England61:9,286,343223,652
Cameroon61:3,461,511126,814
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
France21:33,211,361423,184
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Kap (4,239) may also be a first name.

Kap Last Name Facts

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

Kap (Bengali: কাপ, Hindi: कप्तान, Marathi: काप, Oriya: କାପ, Russian: Кап) occurs more in India more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kap? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 76,579th most widespread family name globally, held by around 1 in 1,139,035 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 74 percent of Kap reside; 54 percent reside in South Asia and 54 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 106,467th most frequently occurring given name worldwide It is held by 4,239 people.

It is most frequent in India, where it is borne by 3,430 people, or 1 in 223,634. In India Kap is most prevalent in: Maharashtra, where 74 percent live, Odisha, where 22 percent live and Tamil Nadu, where 1 percent live. Apart from India this surname exists in 32 countries. It also occurs in Turkey, where 21 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 9 percent live.

Kap Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kap has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Kap surname expanded 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kap Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Orthodox (88%) in Russia.

Kap earn notably more than the average income. In Canada they earn 18.49% more than the national average, earning $58,868 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kapp8619,786/
Kape866,798/
Kaup866,065/
Kaip861,486/
Kaap861,076/
Keap86684/
Kapš86315/
Khap86124/
Kapf8659/
Kaph8628/
Kňap868/
Kajp863/
Kahp863/
Gkap862/
Kľap862/
Kazp862/
Kayp862/
Qkap861/
Kgap861/
Kaàp861/
Kabp861/
Kapś861/
Kaupp753,722/
Kappe753,144/
Khape751,361/
Kaupe75646/
Kayıp75390/
Kaphe75335/
Keape75186/
Kaipe75117/
Khaph7588/
Khasp7585/
Kaipf7564/
Kaape7545/
Kaiph7541/
Kassp7539/
Kaupt7536/
Kahap7535/
Kaipp7524/
Khaup757/
Kapch756/
Kapsz752/
Kapfe752/
Kaype752/
Khapp752/
Kaapp751/
Kaaph751/
Kapph751/
Kaphs751/
Khazp751/
Kachp751/
Kabpf751/
Kaytp751/
Kgkap751/
Khadp751/
Kaapz751/
Kaupz751/
Kauph751/
Kapss751/
Keapp750/
Kaupf750/
Keapf750/
Cap6719,440/
Kop6712,280/
Kab679,935/
Kapova67326/
Kapowa6744/
Kapová6726/
Khaphe6726/
Qap6721/
Kachhp6718/
Kauppe674/
Kahaph673/
Kayshp673/
Kahayp673/
Khaupe673/
Kahtpe671/
Kaippe671/
Kaschp671/
Katphe671/
Kaishp671/
Khaape671/
Kashhp671/
Kaipeh671/
Khappe671/
Kaaipe671/
Khaupt670/

Kap Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kap in the Bengali language
কাপkapa-
Kap in the Marathi language
कापkapa98.92
Kap in the Oriya language
କାପkapa92.82
କପkapa5.47
କାପ୍kap1.37
Kap in the Hindi language
कप्तानkaptana64.71
कपkapa23.53
कपिलkapila11.76
Kap in the Russian language
Капkap-

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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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  • 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 Kap
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