Kapantais Surname

799,576th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 351 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Kapantais Surname User-submission:

In the Greek pronounciation, the "nt" (Greek letters nu and tau) in the middle are pronounced with the sound of an English "d". This is not a sound represented by a single letter in the Greek alphabet, suggesting a foreign origin for the name/word.

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Kapantais Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece2981:37,1815,918
United States391:9,293,819392,288
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
England51:11,143,612252,590
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Kapantais Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

In the Greek pronounciation, the "nt" (Greek letters nu and tau) in the middle are pronounced with the sound of an English "d". This is not a sound represented by a single letter in the Greek alphabet, suggesting a foreign origin for the name/word. Additionally, the "ai" at the end is pronounced "ah ee", rather than "eh" as it would be if treated as the Greek diphthong "alpha epsilon". Again, this suggests non-Greek origin.

- stephanie_kapantais

My grandfather, a Greek born in Turkey and fluent in Turkish, said this was a Greek name derived from a Turkish word meaning something along the lines of 'the village headman' or 'big shot'. It is a common name on the Greek island of Samos. My grandfather was born in Turkey in the late 1800s.

- stephanie_kapantais

Kabadayı means 'village headmaster' or 'rowdy'. It is pronounced like Kapantais.

- turk_turk

Kapantais Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kapantais has its highest incidence in Greece. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kapantais? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 799,576th most frequently used last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 20,762,239 people. The last name Kapantais is primarily found in Europe, where 86 percent of Kapantais reside; 85 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 85 percent reside in Helleno-Europe.

This surname is most widespread in Greece, where it is carried by 298 people, or 1 in 37,181. In Greece Kapantais is mostly found in: Attica, where 54 percent are found, North Aegean, where 31 percent are found and Crete, where 7 percent are found. Apart from Greece it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 11 percent are found and Canada, where 2 percent are found.

Kapantais Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kapantais surname are 2.33% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 55.56% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kapantais earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 10.87% more than the national average, earning $47,838 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.14% more than the national average, earning $57,701 CAD per year.

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