Kapits Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

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

Kapits Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kapits Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kapits Last Name Facts

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

Kapits (Russian: Капиц) is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kapits? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kapits is the 10,311,814th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Kapits is predominantly found in The Americas, where 33 percent of Kapits live; 33 percent live in North America and 33 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Kapits is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 8,153,717. In Papua New Guinea it is most numerous in: Bougainville, where 100 percent are found. Outside of Papua New Guinea Kapits occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 33 percent are found and The United States, where 33 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kapitse923/
Kapets83716/
Kapitz83260/
Kopits8337/
Kapics8317/
Kapyts838/
Capits836/
Kapitc831/
Kasspitts801/
Kappitz7757/
Kaspitz7710/
Kaupitz7710/
Khapets778/
Kapytse776/
Kapitze775/
Kopiets774/
Koppits772/
Kapeets771/
Kapetsh771/
Kapić732,353/
Kapic73623/
Kapiz73102/
Kapič732/
Kopitsch71144/
Kapitche712/
Khapetse711/
Khaphets711/
Kopets67861/
Kopitz67428/
Koppitsch67318/
Kapich67248/
Kapiec6792/
Capets6782/
Kepets6754/
Kapetz6744/
Copits6717/
Khapiz6716/
Kapetsova6714/
Kopitzsch6711/
Kápics678/
Kaepić675/
Kapieć674/
Kopics673/
Kapicz673/
Kepyts671/
Kapizh671/
Khaphetse671/

Kapits Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kapits in the Russian language
Капицkapic-

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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
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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 Kapits
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