Kapigian Surname

3,017,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Kapigian Surname User-submission:

I am a descendant of an Armenian genocide survivor, who was the only one of his family to survive. He was born in Ada Bazaar city, Turkey. The Kapigian surname is not common. I have only heard of two families with this surname: one in Mosul, Iraq and one in Canada.

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Kapigian Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States381:9,538,393399,091
Canada41:9,211,398321,528

Kapigian Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

I am a descendant of an Armenian genocide survivor, who was the only one of his family to survive. He was born in Ada Bazaar city, Turkey. The Kapigian surname is not common. I have only heard of two families with this surname: one in Mosul, Iraq and one in Canada.

- capigian99

Kapigian Last Name Facts

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

Kapigian occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Kapigian.

How Common Is The Last Name Kapigian? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,017,195th most common surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 173,512,998 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Kapigian live; 100 percent live in North America and 93 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 38 people, or 1 in 9,538,393. In The United States Kapigian is mostly concentrated in: California, where 45 percent live, New Jersey, where 42 percent live and Oregon, where 5 percent live. Besides The United States Kapigian exists in one country. It is also common in Canada, where 10 percent live.

Kapigian Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kapigian surname are 31.01% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 77.78% registered with the political party.

Kapigian earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 40.74% more than the national average, earning $60,729 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Capigian882/
Kospigian821/
Kapegiane821/
Kapijan801/
Kapijane751/
Kaipisan751/
Kahapisan7122/
Kaipaisan712/
Kaiphisan711/
Kapusan67491/
Capisan67312/
Kepisan671/
Capican671/
Capijan671/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kapigian
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