Kapp Surname
Approximately 19,786 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5,655 | 1:64,095 | 7,508 |
| Germany | 5,165 | 1:15,587 | 2,054 |
| South Africa | 4,292 | 1:12,623 | 1,569 |
| Brazil | 1,219 | 1:175,615 | 6,761 |
| France | 902 | 1:73,639 | 10,311 |
| Argentina | 757 | 1:56,464 | 4,781 |
| Estonia | 303 | 1:4,362 | 403 |
| Switzerland | 245 | 1:33,522 | 4,929 |
| Austria | 235 | 1:36,236 | 5,862 |
| Russia | 209 | 1:689,584 | 58,818 |
| England | 191 | 1:291,718 | 22,402 |
| Canada | 151 | 1:244,011 | 23,241 |
| Australia | 92 | 1:293,432 | 25,879 |
| Netherlands | 48 | 1:351,816 | 39,430 |
| Finland | 33 | 1:166,567 | 14,872 |
| Poland | 32 | 1:1,187,773 | 77,523 |
| Thailand | 30 | 1:2,354,612 | 261,046 |
| Kazakhstan | 23 | 1:768,804 | 49,532 |
| Luxembourg | 22 | 1:26,388 | 4,799 |
| India | 21 | 1:36,526,923 | 420,161 |
| New Caledonia | 16 | 1:17,264 | 4,719 |
| Ukraine | 16 | 1:2,845,168 | 170,459 |
| Venezuela | 11 | 1:2,745,825 | 29,869 |
| Sweden | 11 | 1:895,160 | 66,831 |
| Swaziland | 9 | 1:144,244 | 719 |
| Belgium | 9 | 1:1,277,405 | 87,318 |
| Scotland | 8 | 1:669,227 | 23,443 |
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | 1:1,164,817 | 109,517 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 7 | 1:853,236 | 52,732 |
| Czechia | 5 | 1:2,126,694 | 115,412 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
| Mozambique | 4 | 1:6,815,392 | 4,272 |
| Hungary | 3 | 1:3,272,092 | 62,568 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:1,031,511 | 34,732 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 9 | 1:2,708,374 | 73,770 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,059 | 1:47,421 | 5,430 |
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.
Kapp Demographics
Kapp Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Kapp Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kapp Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kapp (Georgian: კაპპ, Russian: Капп) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kapp? popularity and diffusion
Kapp is the 27,161st most frequently used family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 368,318 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 39 percent of Kapp are found; 33 percent are found in Western Europe and 29 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Kapp is also the 1,270,172nd most frequently held first name in the world, held by 60 people.
This surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 5,655 people, or 1 in 64,095. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Pennsylvania, where 12 percent live, Illinois, where 8 percent live and California, where 7 percent live. Not including The United States it is found in 68 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 26 percent live and South Africa, where 22 percent live.
Kapp Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Kapp has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kapp last name grew 534 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 2,122 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Kapp Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Kapp surname is principally Orthodox (67%) in Russia.
In The United States those bearing the Kapp last name are 20.3% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 67.07% being registered to vote for the political 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaupp | 89 | 3,722 | / |
| Kappe | 89 | 3,144 | / |
| Kaipp | 89 | 24 | / |
| Khapp | 89 | 2 | / |
| Kapph | 89 | 1 | / |
| Kaapp | 89 | 1 | / |
| Keapp | 89 | 0 | / |
| Kap | 86 | 6,398 | / |
| Kauppe | 80 | 4 | / |
| Khappe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kaippe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kopp | 75 | 66,438 | / |
| Kape | 75 | 6,798 | / |
| Kaup | 75 | 6,065 | / |
| Capp | 75 | 4,176 | / |
| Kaip | 75 | 1,486 | / |
| Kaap | 75 | 1,076 | / |
| Keap | 75 | 684 | / |
| Kapš | 75 | 315 | / |
| Khap | 75 | 124 | / |
| Kapf | 75 | 59 | / |
| Kõpp | 75 | 54 | / |
| Kaph | 75 | 28 | / |
| Kňap | 75 | 8 | / |
| Kahp | 75 | 3 | / |
| Kajp | 75 | 3 | / |
| Kľap | 75 | 2 | / |
| Gkap | 75 | 2 | / |
| Kazp | 75 | 2 | / |
| Kayp | 75 | 2 | / |
| Kaàp | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kabp | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kapś | 75 | 1 | / |
| Qkap | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kgap | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kappová | 73 | 18 | / |
| Capps | 67 | 25,917 | / |
| Koppe | 67 | 8,098 | / |
| Cappe | 67 | 2,660 | / |
| Khape | 67 | 1,361 | / |
| Kaupe | 67 | 646 | / |
| Keupp | 67 | 515 | / |
| Kayıp | 67 | 390 | / |
| Kaphe | 67 | 335 | / |
| Kopps | 67 | 330 | / |
| Quapp | 67 | 248 | / |
| Keipp | 67 | 211 | / |
| Keape | 67 | 186 | / |
| Caupp | 67 | 146 | / |
| Kaipe | 67 | 117 | / |
| Khaph | 67 | 88 | / |
| Khasp | 67 | 85 | / |
| Kaipf | 67 | 64 | / |
| Kaape | 67 | 45 | / |
| Kaiph | 67 | 41 | / |
| Kassp | 67 | 39 | / |
| Kaupt | 67 | 36 | / |
| Kahap | 67 | 35 | / |
| Khopp | 67 | 15 | / |
| Khaup | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kapch | 67 | 6 | / |
| Cappz | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kapfe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kapsz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Koopp | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kaype | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kgkap | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kauph | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaupz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaapz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kabpf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khadp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cappf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kapss | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khazp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaphs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaaph | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kachp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaytp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koupp | 67 | 0 | / |
| Kuopp | 67 | 0 | / |
| Koppf | 67 | 0 | / |
| Keapf | 67 | 0 | / |
| Kaupf | 67 | 0 | / |
Kapp Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kapp in the Georgian language | ||
| კაპპ | kapp | - |
| Kapp in the Russian language | ||
| Капп | kapp | - |
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