Kapis Surname

294,281st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,297 people bear this surname

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

Kapis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kapis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea4331:18,8311,927
Russia1741:828,29367,348
Tanzania1601:330,88524,859
Poland1351:281,54634,278
Greece1271:87,24214,769
United States811:4,474,802235,715
Kenya681:679,11629,805
India331:23,244,406321,547
Turkey321:2,431,91977,125
Malaysia141:2,106,73083,604
Kazakhstan121:1,473,54175,349
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
France41:16,605,680368,153
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
England11:55,718,059489,080
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

The alternate forms: Kapiś (20) & Kapiş (1) are calculated separately.

Kapis (987) may also be a first name.

Kapis Last Name Facts

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

Kapis (Georgian: კაფის, Hindi: कपीस, Marathi: कपीस, Oriya: କପିସ, Russian: Капись) is borne by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can also be found as: Kapiś or Kapiş. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kapis? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 294,281st most commonly occurring family name globally, borne by around 1 in 5,618,771 people. The surname is predominantly found in Oceania, where 34 percent of Kapis live; 33 percent live in Oceania Islands and 33 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Kapis is also the 256,409th most commonly occurring first name in the world, borne by 987 people.

It is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 433 people, or 1 in 18,831. In Papua New Guinea Kapis is primarily found in: East Sepik, where 46 percent are found, West New Britain, where 15 percent are found and West Sepik, where 10 percent are found. Aside from Papua New Guinea this last name is found in 21 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 13 percent are found and Tanzania, where 12 percent are found.

Kapis Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Orthodox (75%) in Russia and Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Kapis last name are 2.33% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 55.56% being registered to vote for the party.

Kapis earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 7.52% less than the national average, earning $39,904 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kapiś9320/
Kapiş931/
Kappis91406/
Kaipis91119/
Kapish91116/
Kapisz9187/
Kapise9141/
Kaspis9126/
Kapais9116/
Khapis9112/
Kapeis9111/
Kapios917/
Kaupis917/
Kgapis912/
Kaypis911/
Kaphis911/
Keapis911/
Kapies911/
Kapisch83110/
Kapishe8382/
Kappais8328/
Khaphis8312/
Khapise838/
Kaupish837/
Kapitse833/
Kappies832/
Kappish831/
Kaspise831/
Kaspisz831/
Capis80530/
Kopis80510/
Kapes80435/
Kópis80215/
Kapys80174/
Kapiz80102/
Kepis8056/
Köpis801/
Kaupisch7796/
Khapisht7762/
Kapisova7734/
Kapische775/
Kapgisch771/
Kappes739,790/
Capois73393/
Kapysh73319/
Kapese73258/
Cappis73199/
Kopish73163/
Caspis7397/
Kapesh7383/
Keppis7373/
Kapysz7357/
Koupis7350/
Kaupys7340/
Kopisz7331/
Kopies7327/
Capies7326/
Gkopis7323/
Khapiz7316/
Kľapiš7313/
Khapys7312/
Capais7310/
Kaphes738/
Kapyts738/
Kaipes737/
Quapis737/
Kapeus734/
Capuis734/
Kepish732/
Capish732/
Kapesz732/
Kappés732/
Kopise732/
Kephis731/
Kaapes731/
Kopijs731/
Kopois731/
Kaupisova714/
Khapisova712/
Kapishova712/
Kapissova711/
Kapısız671,855/
Koypish67669/
Koppies67196/
Kopisch67134/
Kouppis67100/
Kappich6793/
Kapeshe6776/
Koppeis6753/
Kouspis6739/
Capisch6720/
Koipish6717/
Kappess679/
Khapets678/
Kappeas677/
Kappest676/
Kappesz676/
Kapytse676/
Kaspich674/
Khospis673/
Koppish673/
Quappis673/
Kaupysh672/
Kaypishova672/
Kapeesh671/
Kapeets671/
Koppise671/
Koupais671/
Kaupiez671/
Kapeese671/
Kapetsh671/
Kopiesz671/
Caphuis671/
Cauphis671/
Khapese671/
Kaspice671/
Cahpuis671/
Kepaish671/

Kapis Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kapis in the Georgian language
კაფისkapis-
Kapis in the Oriya language
କପିସkapisa-
Kapis in the Marathi language
कपीसkapisa-
Kapis in the Hindi language
कपीसkapisa80.1
कपिसkapisa18.85
कापीसkapisa1.05
Kapis in the Russian language
Каписьkapis-

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Footnotes

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