Kaposts Surname

2,530,696th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 58 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Kaposts Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kaposts Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia521:39,4246,000
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

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

Kaposts Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kaposts (Russian: Капостс) is found most in Latvia. It may also be rendered as: Kāposts. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kaposts? popularity and diffusion

Kaposts is the 2,530,696th most frequent surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 125,647,343 people. The surname Kaposts is primarily found in Europe, where 95 percent of Kaposts reside; 91 percent reside in Northern Europe and 90 percent reside in Baltic Europe.

The last name Kaposts is most commonly occurring in Latvia, where it is held by 52 people, or 1 in 39,424. In Latvia it is most frequent in: Riga Planning Region, where 42 percent reside, Semigallia, where 33 percent reside and Latgale, where 12 percent reside. Beside Latvia this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 5 percent reside and Belarus, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kāposts951/
Kapost9210/
Kapots923/
Kaposte863/
Kapusts863/
Kajpost861/
Kapot83588/
Kapote771,482/
Kapats77278/
Kapocs7757/
Capots7739/
Kapuot7713/
Kaphot7711/
Kappot778/
Kopost777/
Kapott776/
Kapoth772/
Kapout771/
Khapot771/
Kapast771/
Kapoot771/
Capost770/
Khapote71189/
Caposte7151/
Kapasth716/
Kaipast716/
Kaposztova714/
Khaphot714/
Kaipoth714/
Kappout713/
Kopusts711/
Khaipot711/
Kappoth711/
Kappast711/
Kapaste711/
Kapoute711/
Keipots710/
Capoots710/
Kapat6712,345/
Kopot672,029/
Capot67901/
Khaiphot67576/
Khatphot67541/
Kapotova67139/
Khopotse6740/
Kapoz6727/
Kapoc675/
Kopotsch673/
Kapoč673/
Kapoć671/
Kaspaste671/
Kapod671/

Kaposts Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kaposts in the Russian language
Капостсkaposts-

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