Kapps Surname

343,320th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,068 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Kapps Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kapps Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France4261:155,92224,194
United States2581:1,404,88096,935
Brazil2211:968,66234,434
Germany851:947,12366,306
Canada271:1,364,65295,501
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
Austria141:608,24554,975
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1271:395,42329,402

Kapps Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kapps (Russian: Каппс) is more commonly found in France than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kapps? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kapps is the 343,320th most frequent last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 6,823,545 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 50 percent of Kapps live; 49 percent live in Western Europe and 40 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

Kapps is most frequently held in France, where it is carried by 426 people, or 1 in 155,922. In France it is most frequent in: Grand Est, where 79 percent reside, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 7 percent reside and Île-de-France, where 5 percent reside. Besides France this surname occurs in 17 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 24 percent reside and Brazil, where 21 percent reside.

Kapps Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kapps has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Kapps last name rose 203 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kapps Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Kapps are 25.57% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 72.34% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kapps earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 61.37% less than the national average, earning R 91,788 per year; in United States they earn 19.11% more than the national average, earning $51,394 USD per year and in Canada they earn 54.81% more than the national average, earning $76,915 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaepps910/
Kaps894,950/
Kapse8052,835/
Capps8025,917/
Kopps80330/
Kapsh8091/
Kaups8069/
Köpps8053/
Kapst8050/
Kepps8032/
Kap's804/
Kaaps802/
Kapsz802/
Kapsd801/
Kaips801/
Kapss801/
Kaphs801/
Kgaps801/
Keaps800/
Kapsch73487/
Kapshe7345/
Kaphse7325/
Kaapse7319/
Kaipes737/
Khapse732/
Kapstø732/
Keppss731/
Kaspse731/
Keipps730/
Kops673,236/
Kapısız671,855/
Caps67980/
Kapš67315/
Kabs67270/
Keps67167/
Kapsová67144/
Köps6740/
Käps6718/
Kõps6715/
Koppsch6714/
Kaupsch6712/
Kapz6710/
Kapsova6710/
Caippes673/
Kapsche672/
Khaupse671/
Kapś671/

Kapps Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kapps in the Russian language
Каппсkapps-

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Footnotes

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