Kapis Surname
Approximately 1,297 people bear this surname
Kapis Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 433 | 1:18,831 | 1,927 |
| Russia | 174 | 1:828,293 | 67,348 |
| Tanzania | 160 | 1:330,885 | 24,859 |
| Poland | 135 | 1:281,546 | 34,278 |
| Greece | 127 | 1:87,242 | 14,769 |
| United States | 81 | 1:4,474,802 | 235,715 |
| Kenya | 68 | 1:679,116 | 29,805 |
| India | 33 | 1:23,244,406 | 321,547 |
| Turkey | 32 | 1:2,431,919 | 77,125 |
| Malaysia | 14 | 1:2,106,730 | 83,604 |
| Kazakhstan | 12 | 1:1,473,541 | 75,349 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
The alternate forms: Kapiś (20) & Kapiş (1) are calculated separately.
Kapis (987) may also be a first name.
Kapis Demographics
Average Kapis Salary in
United States
$39,904 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kapis Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kapis Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kapis (Georgian: კაფის, Hindi: कपीस, Marathi: कपीस, Oriya: କପିସ, Russian: Капись) occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant: Kapiś or Kapiş. Click here to see other potential spellings of Kapis.
How Common Is The Last Name Kapis? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 294,281st most numerous family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 5,618,771 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 34 percent of Kapis reside; 33 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 33 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 256,409th most commonly held given name on earth, held by 987 people.
The last name is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 433 people, or 1 in 18,831. In Papua New Guinea it is most numerous in: East Sepik, where 46 percent live, West New Britain, where 15 percent live and West Sepik, where 10 percent live. Barring Papua New Guinea it occurs in 21 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 13 percent live and Tanzania, where 12 percent live.
Kapis Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Orthodox (75%) in Russia and Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Kapis surname are 2.33% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 55.56% being registered with the political 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
Kapis Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kapis in the Georgian language | ||
| კაფის | kapis | - |
| Kapis in the Oriya language | ||
| କପିସ | kapisa | - |
| Kapis in the Marathi language | ||
| कपीस | kapisa | - |
| Kapis in the Hindi language | ||
| कपीस | kapisa | 80.1 |
| कपिस | kapisa | 18.85 |
| कापीस | kapisa | 1.05 |
| Kapis in the Russian language | ||
| Капись | kapis | - |
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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
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- 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 Kapis
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