Kapas Surname

188,860th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,238 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Cyprus

Kapas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kapas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1,2651:606,37629,172
Romania2101:95,60910,943
Papua New Guinea1521:53,6436,800
United States1291:2,809,759166,838
Indonesia951:1,392,09795,389
Ukraine811:562,00962,582
Kazakhstan501:353,65028,520
Hungary391:251,69920,039
Canada341:1,083,69479,951
England321:1,741,18971,393
Greece291:382,06251,720
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Russia171:8,477,827301,506
Cyprus171:52,0525,162
Malaysia151:1,966,28278,777
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Wales71:442,07621,198
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197

The alternate forms: Kapás (1,644), Kapaš (37), Kapaś (15) & Kapáš (13) are calculated separately.

Kapas (1,384) may also be a first name.

Kapas Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kapas (Hindi: कपास, Marathi: कापस, Oriya: କପାସ, Russian: Капась) is carried by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may also be found as: Kapás, Kapaš, Kapaś or Kapáš. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kapas? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kapas is the 188,860th most frequently used last name in the world, held by around 1 in 3,256,276 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 64 percent of Kapas reside; 57 percent reside in South Asia and 57 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 210,436th most common first name throughout the world, borne by 1,384 people.

This surname is most frequent in India, where it is carried by 1,265 people, or 1 in 606,376. In India it is primarily concentrated in: West Bengal, where 97 percent reside, Maharashtra, where 1 percent reside and Madhya Pradesh, where 1 percent reside. Without taking into account India Kapas occurs in 36 countries. It is also found in Romania, where 9 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 7 percent reside.

Kapas Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Kapas surname is principally Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan.

In The United States those holding the Kapas surname are 4.58% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 51.35% registered with the party.

The amount Kapas earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 93.16% less than the national average, earning R 16,248 per year; in United States they earn 25.98% more than the national average, earning $54,360 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.5% less than the national average, earning $36,519 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kapás931,644/
Kapaš9337/
Kapaś9315/
Kapase915,140/
Kappas911,530/
Kaipas91649/
Kaupas91589/
Kapats91278/
Kapash91145/
Kapais9116/
Khapas919/
Kaepas919/
Kapaus919/
Kapass912/
Kapačs912/
Kapast911/
Kaphas911/
Kapáš8713/
Kapause83388/
Khapash83143/
Kapashe83131/
Kaiphas8349/
Kaupass8337/
Kappais8328/
Kaphase8325/
Khapase8324/
Kapasse8316/
Kappeas837/
Kaapase836/
Kapasth836/
Kappase836/
Kaipast836/
Kappaus833/
Kaippas831/
Kappass831/
Kappast831/
Khappas831/
Kazpash831/
Kopas802,247/
Kepas802,190/
Capas80527/
Kapos80370/
Kapaç8096/
Kapaz8042/
Qapas801/
Kapasova77394/
Kaphashe774/
Kaapashe771/
Gqkapase771/
Kephas732,048/
Kopasz731,292/
Kappos731,279/
Cappas73514/
Koupas73248/
Keppas73122/
Kapose73112/
Kaipos73101/
Kopase7382/
Kappaz7381/
Koppas7381/
Kapous7346/
Caphas7332/
Kapacz7328/
Caupas7324/
Caipas7320/
Kopats7317/
Kapauz7315/
Kopaas7314/
Kepeas7313/
Kapace7311/
Capase7311/
Kaepos7311/
Kapeis7311/
Kapost7310/
Capais7310/
Kopahs7310/
Khapaz739/
Caspas737/
Kuipas737/
Kopash734/
Kaposh734/
Kaupos734/
Kapeus734/
Capass734/
Kopass734/
Kapots733/
Kepass732/
Kepasz731/
Kapadz731/
Kopfas731/
Capats731/
Cahpas731/
Kehpas731/
Kopays731/
Kophas731/
Koypas731/
Caapas731/
Capaas731/
Caypas731/
Caepas731/
Keepas730/
Kappasova71278/
Kapashova71158/
Kappatsch7122/
Kapassova7115/
Kapaysova711/
Koypash67178/
Kouppas67158/
Cayphas67128/
Caiphas6781/
Capasse6755/
Kaposhe6722/
Kouspas6721/
Kojpasz6714/
Keypash679/
Cappaus678/
Ceaphas678/
Kaypach678/
Koupash677/
Khopase677/
Kapatch676/
Koutpas675/
Khappaz674/
Kopahas674/
Koipash674/
Kephass673/
Kapeace673/
Kappassova672/
Cahapas672/
Gkoupas672/
Katpach672/
Keipash672/
Kajpost671/
Koupais671/
Kaspach671/
Khappos671/
Kaposse671/
Kappous671/
Kappach671/
Kaipach671/
Kepaish671/
Keppeas670/
Cappass670/
Kephash670/
Capaush670/

Kapas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kapas in the Hindi language
कपासkapasa72.22
कपसाkapasa11.11
कापस्kapas5.56
कापसkapasa5.56
कपसkapasa5.56
Kapas in the Oriya language
କପାସkapasa40
ପିୁକପାସpiukapasa20
କାପସkapasa20
କପସkapasa20
Kapas in the Marathi language
कापसkapasa33.33
कपासkapasa28.57
कापसेkapase19.05
काशkasa9.52
कापासkapasa9.52
Kapas in the Russian language
Капасьkapas-

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