Kapp Surname

27,161st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19,786 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Estonia

Kapp Surname Definition:

(German) Descendant of Kapp, a pet form of Kaspar (treasure); one who made hooded cloaks or mantles; dweller at the sign of the cap.

Kapp Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,6551:64,0957,508
Germany5,1651:15,5872,054
South Africa4,2921:12,6231,569
Brazil1,2191:175,6156,761
France9021:73,63910,311
Argentina7571:56,4644,781
Estonia3031:4,362403
Switzerland2451:33,5224,929
Austria2351:36,2365,862
Russia2091:689,58458,818
England1911:291,71822,402
Canada1511:244,01123,241
Australia921:293,43225,879
Netherlands481:351,81639,430
Finland331:166,56714,872
Poland321:1,187,77377,523
Thailand301:2,354,612261,046
Kazakhstan231:768,80449,532
Luxembourg221:26,3884,799
India211:36,526,923420,161
New Caledonia161:17,2644,719
Ukraine161:2,845,168170,459
Venezuela111:2,745,82529,869
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Swaziland91:144,244719
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Kyrgyzstan71:853,23652,732
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Hungary31:3,272,09262,568
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Guam11:160,1214,893
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0591:47,4215,430

Kapp (60) may also be a first name.

Kapp Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Descendant of Kapp, a pet form of Kaspar (treasure); one who made hooded cloaks or mantles; dweller at the sign of the cap.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Kapp Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kapp (Georgian: კაპპ, Russian: Капп) is found most frequently in The United States. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kapp? popularity and diffusion

It is the 27,161st most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 368,318 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 39 percent of Kapp reside; 33 percent reside in Western Europe and 29 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,270,172nd most frequent first name globally It is held by 60 people.

It is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 5,655 people, or 1 in 64,095. In The United States Kapp is mostly found in: Pennsylvania, where 12 percent live, Illinois, where 8 percent live and California, where 7 percent live. Aside from The United States this last name is found in 68 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 26 percent live and South Africa, where 22 percent live.

Kapp Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kapp has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 534 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 2,122 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kapp Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Kapp surname is predominantly Orthodox (67%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Kapp surname are 20.3% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 67.07% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kapp earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 50.66% more than the national average, earning R 358,032 per year; in United States they earn 5.53% more than the national average, earning $45,533 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.29% more than the national average, earning $55,791 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaupp893,722/
Kappe893,144/
Kaipp8924/
Khapp892/
Kapph891/
Kaapp891/
Keapp890/
Kap866,398/
Kauppe804/
Khappe801/
Kaippe801/
Kopp7566,438/
Kape756,798/
Kaup756,065/
Capp754,176/
Kaip751,486/
Kaap751,076/
Keap75684/
Kapš75315/
Khap75124/
Kapf7559/
Kõpp7554/
Kaph7528/
Kňap758/
Kahp753/
Kajp753/
Kľap752/
Gkap752/
Kazp752/
Kayp752/
Kaàp751/
Kabp751/
Kapś751/
Qkap751/
Kgap751/
Kappová7318/
Capps6725,917/
Koppe678,098/
Cappe672,660/
Khape671,361/
Kaupe67646/
Keupp67515/
Kayıp67390/
Kaphe67335/
Kopps67330/
Quapp67248/
Keipp67211/
Keape67186/
Caupp67146/
Kaipe67117/
Khaph6788/
Khasp6785/
Kaipf6764/
Kaape6745/
Kaiph6741/
Kassp6739/
Kaupt6736/
Kahap6735/
Khopp6715/
Khaup677/
Kapch676/
Cappz674/
Kapfe672/
Kapsz672/
Koopp672/
Kaype672/
Kgkap671/
Kauph671/
Kaupz671/
Kaapz671/
Kabpf671/
Khadp671/
Cappf671/
Kapss671/
Khazp671/
Kaphs671/
Kaaph671/
Kachp671/
Kaytp671/
Koupp670/
Kuopp670/
Koppf670/
Keapf670/
Kaupf670/

Kapp Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kapp in the Georgian language
კაპპkapp-
Kapp in the Russian language
Каппkapp-

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