Kapnik Surname

1,085,744th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 227 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Kazakhstan

Kapnik Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kapnik Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia641:2,251,923134,938
Poland541:703,86659,770
Kazakhstan511:346,71628,100
United States221:16,475,406557,260
Argentina141:3,053,101127,728
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Georgia71:535,07818,425
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197

The alternate forms: Käpnik (1) are calculated separately.

Kapnik Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kapnik (Georgian: კაპნიკ, Russian: Капник) is most common in Russia. It can also be found as a variant: Käpnik. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kapnik? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kapnik is the 1,085,744th most frequent surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 32,103,727 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 46 percent of Kapnik live; 46 percent live in Eastern Europe and 24 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

It is most prevalent in Russia, where it is held by 64 people, or 1 in 2,251,923. In Russia it is most prevalent in: Moscow, where 22 percent reside, Irkutsk Oblast, where 14 percent reside and Autonomous Republic of Crimea, where 13 percent reside. Without taking into account Russia this surname exists in 11 countries. It is also found in Poland, where 24 percent reside and Kazakhstan, where 22 percent reside.

Kapnik Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Kapnik surname is chiefly Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Kapnik last name are 3.91% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 42.86% registered with the party.

Kapnik earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 38.09% more than the national average, earning $59,583 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Käpnik941/
Kapnick92205/
Kaupnik921/
Kaipnaik861/
Kaspnick860/
Kapnyk83107/
Kapnek8353/
Kepnik8346/
Kopnik8316/
Capnik8311/
Kapnic838/
Köpnik834/
Kapniková801/
Köpnick77609/
Kopnick7762/
Käpnick7724/
Kapneck7720/
Kepnick7711/
Capnick772/
Koepnik772/
Khopnik771/
Kopniok771/
Koepnick71704/
Kopniske7132/
Copnik677/
Kopnek677/
Kopnikova673/
Kopnyk672/
Capnix671/
Capnig671/
Kopniková671/
Khopnikova631/
Copnick6227/
Coepnick571/
Koepneck570/
Kopníková533/

Kapnik Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kapnik in the Georgian language
კაპნიკkapnik-
Kapnik in the Russian language
Капникkapnik-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kapnik
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