Kapak Surname

286,848th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,339 people bear this surname

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

Kapak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kapak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea6891:11,8341,081
Turkey1561:498,85528,396
Ukraine1441:316,13039,949
Indonesia1061:1,247,63487,669
Philippines501:2,024,764119,725
Slovakia431:124,10322,986
Malaysia301:983,14144,226
India231:33,350,669396,143
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Bulgaria201:348,94517,019
Estonia121:110,15019,471
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
England51:11,143,612252,590
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010

The alternate forms: Kapák (94) are calculated separately.

Kapak (435) may also be a first name.

Kapak Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kapak (Bengali: কাপক, Hindi: कपक, Marathi: कपाक, Oriya: କପାକ, Russian: Капак) occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as: Kapák. Click here to see other potential spellings of Kapak.

How Common Is The Last Name Kapak? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 286,848th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 5,442,529 people. The last name Kapak is primarily found in Oceania, where 58 percent of Kapak reside; 58 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 58 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 411,176th most frequently used first name world-wide, borne by 435 people.

It is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 689 people, or 1 in 11,834. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly found in: Chimbu, where 27 percent are found, Jiwaka, where 27 percent are found and East Sepik, where 19 percent are found. Not including Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in 29 countries. It is also common in Turkey, where 12 percent are found and Ukraine, where 11 percent are found.

Kapak Last Name Statistics demography

Kapak earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 9.62% more than the national average, earning $47,300 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kapák9394/
Kaypak911,594/
Kappak9145/
Kaipak9125/
Khapak9110/
Kaphak919/
Kapake919/
Kapask911/
Kapaik911/
Kapakc911/
Kapauk911/
Kapeak911/
Kabpak911/
Keapak911/
Khapake83646/
Kapheak839/
Kahpake834/
Kapfack833/
Kapacke831/
Kaypack831/
Kaphauk831/
Kaiphak831/
Kaupauk831/
Kopak80613/
Kapok80424/
Capak80299/
Kapac80298/
Kepak80134/
Kapag806/
Kapakova77115/
Kapaková7753/
Kopack73522/
Kapoke73112/
Khapok7395/
Kaipok7363/
Kapacs7357/
Koupak7348/
Kopgak7334/
Khopak7324/
Kopake7319/
Kapook739/
Kapock737/
Koppak737/
Kaapag734/
Kepaik731/
Kophak731/
Keepak731/
Kaepok731/
Kepack731/
Kodpak731/
Kebpak731/
Kapagh731/
Kotpak731/
Kopaks731/
Kapaqu731/
Kabpag731/
Kapajková7135/
Kaypakova7110/
Khapakova719/
Kapakhova711/
Kappock6756/
Kapoock6748/
Kopaňák6717/
Kopaňak673/
Kapague673/
Kaupaug672/
Khopake672/
Khotpak672/
Cappack671/
Keppaak671/
Khodpak671/
Koddpak671/
Kopaske671/
Koppaak671/
Koppakk671/
Kapeiks671/
Kapouke671/
Koshpak671/
Koupack671/
Kobpack671/

Kapak Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kapak in the Bengali language
কাপকkapaka-
Kapak in the Hindi language
कपकkapaka-
Kapak in the Oriya language
କପାକkapaka91.67
କପାକ୍kapak8.33
Kapak in the Marathi language
कपाकkapaka71.43
कपकkapaka14.29
पकpaka14.29
Kapak in the Russian language
Капакkapak-

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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 Kapak
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