Kaplja Surname

1,683,218th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 117 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Kaplja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kaplja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia1021:24,3895,256
Austria91:946,15970,786
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048

Kaplja Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kaplja is found most in Slovenia. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kaplja? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,683,218th most frequently held family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 62,286,717 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Kaplja are found; 87 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 87 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

The surname Kaplja is most frequently held in Slovenia, where it is held by 102 people, or 1 in 24,389. In Slovenia it is most numerous in: Central Slovenia, where 76 percent are found, Central Sava, where 13 percent are found and Upper Carniola, where 8 percent are found. Excluding Slovenia Kaplja is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Austria, where 8 percent are found and Russia, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaplija923/
Caplja838/
Kaplsa831/
Kaplea831/
Kaplıca77220/
Kapljić7734/
Capelja7727/
Kapliah775/
Kaplejo771/
Kapelsia714/
Caplea67910/
Kaplye671/

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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 Kaplja
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