Kapi Surname

66,579th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,487 people bear this surname

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

Kapi Surname Definition:

Kapi is a surname of the Ila tribe, meaning: wild goose.

Kapi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea3,0811:2,646110
Namibia8491:2,838465
Indonesia7481:176,80417,092
Turkey5811:133,94410,898
India4551:1,685,85861,159
DR Congo3561:207,52720,581
Nigeria2991:592,45128,489
Malaysia2381:123,9258,100
Hungary1491:65,8816,797
Zambia1291:122,8689,314
South Africa951:570,29244,274
Cameroon851:244,34224,081
Greece631:175,87028,388
Lesotho481:42,3457,084
Uganda321:1,219,97748,798
Cook Islands321:56871
Russia281:5,147,252226,919
United States261:13,940,728505,428
Tanzania181:2,941,20149,497
Ivory Coast141:1,647,94532,915
Albania131:224,15814,039
Benin121:861,30044,192
Kazakhstan111:1,607,50079,317
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
New Zealand101:452,83231,784
Togo91:805,3086,372
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
Iran51:15,356,505213,424
Belarus51:1,900,21297,012
Congo51:997,81917,129
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Gabon41:472,2983,618
England41:13,929,515290,718
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
France31:22,140,907385,998
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Solomon Islands21:290,01419,875
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Kapi (8,941) may also be a first name.

Kapi Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Kapi is a surname of the Ila tribe, meaning: wild goose.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Kapi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kapi (Bengali: কপি, Hindi: कपी, Marathi: कपी, Oriya: କପି, Russian: Капи, Tibetan: དཀའ་པི།) is more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kapi? popularity and diffusion

Kapi is the 66,579th most frequently used last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 973,360 people. The surname is mostly found in Oceania, where 42 percent of Kapi are found; 42 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 41 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Kapi is also the 65,999th most frequent forename internationally It is held by 8,941 people.

Kapi is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 3,081 people, or 1 in 2,646. In Papua New Guinea it is most common in: Enga, where 14 percent reside, Chimbu, where 11 percent reside and Jiwaka, where 11 percent reside. Not including Papua New Guinea it occurs in 68 countries. It is also found in Namibia, where 11 percent reside and Indonesia, where 10 percent reside.

Kapi Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kapi has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kapi surname rose 325 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kapi Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Kapi earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 52.51% less than the national average, earning R 112,860 per year and in United States they earn 20.51% more than the national average, earning $52,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kapai891,779/
Kapui891,711/
Kapio891,061/
Kapei89745/
Kappi89591/
Kahpi89535/
Kapoi89294/
Kaipi89206/
Kapyi89204/
Kaphi89153/
Kapie89148/
Kaupi89116/
Kapij8990/
Kaypi8968/
Kapii8967/
Kapgi8957/
Keapi8952/
Khapi8937/
Kapiś8920/
Kaapi8919/
Kapiy8915/
Kapih897/
Kaepi893/
Kapiş891/
Khaphi804,494/
Kauppi802,974/
Kaipoi80555/
Kappis80406/
Kaipio80382/
Kappei80295/
Keappi80254/
Kahupi80153/
Khapai80140/
Kappai80138/
Kapaia80117/
Kaipai80100/
Kapisz8087/
Kaapei8082/
Kappie8047/
Kapihe8036/
Kapioh8034/
Kaspis8026/
Kahapi8020/
Kaiphi8016/
Kaupoi8016/
Kaupie8013/
Kľapiš8013/
Khappi8010/
Kapaai808/
Kaphei808/
Khaepi807/
Kaapie807/
Kappio806/
Kaipei806/
Kaphii804/
Kaphiy803/
Kaypio802/
Kaphai802/
Kahpui802/
Katpui802/
Kaypis801/
Kayspi801/
Kaupfi801/
Kaaspi801/
Khapei801/
Khapii801/
Kapaih801/
Kapith801/
Kapitt801/
Kaspei801/
Kaphis801/
Keapio801/
Keapis801/
Kaupai801/
Kapaid801/
Kaphie801/
Kapiej801/
Kapije801/
Kkatpi801/
Kaapio801/
Kapoih801/
Kaapai801/
Kappyi801/
Kaipui801/
Khaupi801/
Keapai801/
Katpai801/
Kaupit801/
Kapa7525,784/
Kape756,798/
Kopi754,576/
Kepi752,979/
Capi752,264/
Kapy75123/
Qapi753/
Kapé752/
Kapj752/
Kapisch73110/
Kappich7393/
Kaphioa7328/
Kappais7328/
Kaippio7321/
Kappitt7316/
Khaphis7312/
Khaphih739/
Kahaipi738/
Keaphai738/
Kaupish737/
Kapaith735/
Kaspich734/
Khaphij734/
Kaiphai734/
Kapahai733/
Khaipai733/
Khaphai733/
Kashpei733/
Kapooyi732/
Keabpih731/
Kaaiphi731/
Khapije731/
Khaipei731/
Kapahii731/
Kaphaiy731/
Kappish731/
Kasppai731/
Kapuhyi731/
Khadpai731/
Kaspisz731/
Khapioa731/
Kahaphi731/
Kapaghi731/
Kaipa6713,022/
Kaupa6710,605/
Capai675,243/
Kappa674,685/
Capio673,701/
Capiz673,302/
Kappe673,144/
Cappi672,607/
Kapaj672,314/
Kapeu671,436/
Kopij671,433/
Caspi671,412/
Khape671,361/
Kapay671,127/
Capit671,007/
Kaapa67696/
Kaupe67646/
Koppi67591/
Capis67530/
Kapha67511/
Käppi67417/
Kapuy67404/
Kopiy67358/
Kopyi67349/
Kaphe67335/
Kapoy67276/
Caupi67270/
Capid67267/
Kopio67260/
Capie67227/
Kópis67215/
Kappy67210/
Kapyś67203/
Kapyo67203/
Kopai67200/
Kopiś67199/
Keppi67197/
Keape67186/
Kapeš67183/
Khapa67158/
Kopei67156/
Keipi67138/
Kapoa67137/
Kopie67128/
Kapea67118/
Kaipe67117/
Kepai67116/
Kepui67100/
Kaupisch6796/
Kapej6789/
Kapeh6784/
Khepi6777/
Kaypa6774/
Kgape6771/
Keepi6763/
Khapisht6762/
Kepie6758/
Kopoi6750/
Koipi6749/
Kaape6745/
Khopi6744/
Kapee6742/
Koepi6742/
Kopiš6742/
Kapaa6741/
Kuipi6738/
Caepi6732/
Kopii6731/
Kappé6730/
Cahpi6728/
Kapeć6727/
Kcapa6727/
Kapoj6724/
Capei6721/
Koupi6720/
Kapyt6716/
Kepoi6716/
Keupi6715/
Kepei6714/
Keapa6713/
Kaupaitė6713/
Kappicht6713/
Qahpi6712/
Kapey6712/
Caphi6710/
Kabpa6710/
Kapje679/
Kkapa679/
Kaepe678/
Khaphioa678/
Caipi676/
Kgopi675/
Gkopi675/
Kobpi675/
Kaipy674/
Kapfa673/
Koopi673/
Capoi673/
Köppi673/
Gqapi673/
Kephi672/
Kopui672/
Kaupy672/
Kapfe672/
Kophi672/
Kaapy672/
Kaype672/
Kahpe671/
Khappich671/
Kopgi671/
Capiy671/
Caapi671/
Capii671/
Kepih671/
Kepij671/
Kaupé671/
Khatphai671/
Kajpa671/
Kapeî671/
Kapeï671/
Kapeś671/
Kapyć671/
Kopfi671/
Kopih671/
Köpis671/
Kozpi671/
Capih671/
Capip671/
Caypi671/
Qaphi671/
Qaspi671/

Kapi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kapi in the Oriya language
କପିkapi93.45
କାପିkapi2.38
କପୀkapi1.19
Kapi in the Marathi language
कपीkapi65.31
कापीkapi34.69
Kapi in the Bengali language
কপিkapi60
কাপিkapi40
Kapi in the Hindi language
कपीkapi47.52
कपिkapi26.73
कपिलkapila11.88
कापीkapi10.89
कापिkapi0.99
Kapi in the Tibetan language
དཀའ་པི།kapi25
ཀ་པི།kapi25
ཀ་པི་kapi25
བཀབ་པི།kabpi25
Kapi in the Russian language
Капиkapi-

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