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 surname Kapiou is found in Burkina Faso more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kapiou? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,427,875th most frequently held last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. The surname Kapiou is predominantly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Kapiou reside; 95 percent reside in West Africa and 90 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 153,310th most frequent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 2,352 people.
The surname Kapiou is most widespread in Burkina Faso, where it is carried by 19 people, or 1 in 965,900. In Burkina Faso it is mostly found in: Centre-Sud Region, where 95 percent are found and Hauts-Bassins Region, where 5 percent are found. Beside Burkina Faso this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Greece, where 5 percent are found.
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
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis