Kapiou Surname
Approximately 20 people bear this surname
Kapiou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burkina Faso | 19 | 1:965,900 | 9,829 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
Kapiou (2,352) may also be a first name.
Kapiou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kapiou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kapiou is found most in Burkina Faso. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kapiou? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,427,875th most commonly occurring surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. The last name Kapiou is mostly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Kapiou are found; 95 percent are found in West Africa and 90 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 153,310th most numerous forename at a global level, held by 2,352 people.
The surname Kapiou is most commonly used in Burkina Faso, where it is carried by 19 people, or 1 in 965,900. In Burkina Faso Kapiou is primarily concentrated in: Centre-Sud Region, where 95 percent reside and Hauts-Bassins Region, where 5 percent reside. Apart from Burkina Faso this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Greece, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kapiu | 91 | 7 | / |
| Kapieu | 83 | 741 | / |
| Kapoju | 83 | 21 | / |
| Kapihu | 83 | 11 | / |
| Kapjou | 83 | 2 | / |
| Capiou | 83 | 2 | / |
| Kapiua | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kappius | 77 | 290 | / |
| Kapeyou | 77 | 31 | / |
| Kappoju | 77 | 21 | / |
| Cahpiou | 77 | 5 | / |
| Capiaou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kaspius | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kopiu | 73 | 23 | / |
| Capiu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Khaphiju | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kaibpoiu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khaphihu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kopieu | 67 | 266 | / |
| Capieu | 67 | 53 | / |
| Kapeyu | 67 | 28 | / |
| Kapuyu | 67 | 28 | / |
| Kopoju | 67 | 24 | / |
| Kapehu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kopjou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kapyua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kopeou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kapuju | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kapjeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kapyus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Capeou | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kapiou
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