Kapap Surname

2,333,370th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 67 people bear this surname

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

Kapap Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kapap Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea571:143,04819,694
India51:153,413,076951,030
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Peru11:31,784,12364,452

Kapap Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kapap (Hindi: कपप, Russian: Капап) is found most frequently in Papua New Guinea. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kapap? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,333,370th most frequent surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 108,769,342 people. The surname Kapap is mostly found in Oceania, where 85 percent of Kapap live; 85 percent live in Oceania Islands and 85 percent live in Papuan Oceania.

The last name Kapap is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 57 people, or 1 in 143,048. In Papua New Guinea Kapap is most common in: West Sepik, where 49 percent are found, East Sepik, where 21 percent are found and Madang, where 16 percent are found. Barring Papua New Guinea Kapap is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in India, where 7 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kapape9173/
Kapaph913/
Kaspap911/
Kappap911/
Kapadp911/
Kapfap911/
Kashpap8327/
Kopap8061/
Kapop8021/
Kepap8020/
Khaphaph7713/
Kachhpap771/
Capape73275/
Kapope7333/
Kopape7328/
Kadpab737/
Khapab732/
Kappov732/
Koepap731/
Kgopap731/
Capaup731/
Capaps731/
Kopaip731/
Kapoop731/
Kaupop731/
Keepap731/
Kopapz731/
Kaspab731/
Kapaiv731/
Khapav731/
Khadpab6734/
Katphab6717/
Kadphab677/
Koupape671/

Kapap Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kapap in the Hindi language
कपपkapapa-
Kapap in the Russian language
Капапkapap-

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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 Kapap
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