Kapiz Surname
Approximately 102 people bear this surname
Kapiz Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 83 | 1:937,607 | 43,462 |
| Kazakhstan | 17 | 1:1,040,147 | 60,802 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Kapiz (14) may also be a first name.
Kapiz Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kapiz Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kapiz (Georgian: კაფიზ, Russian: Капиз) occurs in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kapiz? popularity and diffusion
Kapiz is the 1,828,462nd most common last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 71,446,529 people. The surname Kapiz is mostly found in Asia, where 94 percent of Kapiz are found; 81 percent are found in West Asia and 81 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. Kapiz is also the 3,024,661st most frequently held first name internationally, held by 14 people.
The surname is most widespread in Turkey, where it is carried by 83 people, or 1 in 937,607. In Turkey Kapiz is mostly concentrated in: Mugla Province, where 90 percent live, Aydin Province, where 6 percent live and Ankara Province, where 4 percent live. Other than Turkey this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Kazakhstan, where 17 percent live and Bulgaria, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kapiz Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kapiz in the Georgian language | ||
| კაფიზ | kapiz | - |
| Kapiz in the Russian language | ||
| Капиз | kapiz | - |
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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 Kapiz
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