Kapiu Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Kapiu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
Kapiu (13) may also be a first name.
Kapiu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kapiu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kapiu is most common in Papua New Guinea. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kapiu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 7,117,718th most widespread surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 57 percent of Kapiu reside; 57 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 43 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 3,159,357th most frequently occurring given name internationally, borne by 13 people.
Kapiu is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 2,717,906. In Papua New Guinea it is most prevalent in: East New Britain, where 67 percent live and Jiwaka, where 33 percent live. Not including Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Albania, where 14 percent live and Greece, where 14 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kapieu | 91 | 741 | / |
| Kapiou | 91 | 20 | / |
| Kapihu | 91 | 11 | / |
| Kapiua | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kappius | 83 | 290 | / |
| Kaspius | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kopiu | 80 | 23 | / |
| Kepiu | 80 | 4 | / |
| Capiu | 80 | 3 | / |
| Khaphiju | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kaibpoiu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khaphihu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kopieu | 73 | 266 | / |
| Capieu | 73 | 53 | / |
| Kapuyu | 73 | 28 | / |
| Kapeyu | 73 | 28 | / |
| Kapoju | 73 | 21 | / |
| Kapehu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Capiou | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kapjou | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kapyus | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kapjeu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kapuju | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kapyua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Koppius | 67 | 150 | / |
| Cappius | 67 | 32 | / |
| Kapeyou | 67 | 31 | / |
| Capugiu | 67 | 31 | / |
| Capieau | 67 | 29 | / |
| Kappoju | 67 | 21 | / |
| Cahpiou | 67 | 5 | / |
| Capeius | 67 | 2 | / |
| Keupieu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kopiuch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Capiaou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Capihut | 67 | 0 | / |
| Caphius | 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
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- 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 Kapiu
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