Kaps Surname
Approximately 4,950 people bear this surname
Kaps Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 3,456 | 1:23,294 | 3,089 |
| United States | 525 | 1:690,398 | 54,758 |
| Poland | 322 | 1:118,040 | 17,629 |
| Austria | 100 | 1:85,154 | 12,686 |
| Russia | 83 | 1:1,736,422 | 113,466 |
| France | 68 | 1:976,805 | 110,007 |
| Canada | 63 | 1:584,851 | 48,473 |
| India | 41 | 1:18,708,912 | 282,725 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| South Africa | 23 | 1:2,355,552 | 98,611 |
| Australia | 22 | 1:1,227,077 | 66,405 |
| England | 21 | 1:2,653,241 | 94,788 |
| Estonia | 19 | 1:69,569 | 12,771 |
| Switzerland | 18 | 1:456,273 | 33,097 |
| Czechia | 14 | 1:759,534 | 67,321 |
| Papua New Guinea | 12 | 1:679,476 | 78,554 |
| Zambia | 11 | 1:1,440,902 | 31,383 |
| Iran | 11 | 1:6,980,229 | 145,986 |
| Uganda | 8 | 1:4,879,910 | 106,546 |
| Denmark | 7 | 1:806,388 | 43,211 |
| Kazakhstan | 6 | 1:2,947,083 | 107,736 |
| Ukraine | 4 | 1:11,380,674 | 331,818 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Croatia | 4 | 1:1,057,151 | 57,892 |
| Slovenia | 3 | 1:829,225 | 25,091 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Greece | 3 | 1:3,693,263 | 126,191 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Serbia | 2 | 1:3,572,474 | 32,645 |
| Solomon Islands | 2 | 1:290,014 | 19,875 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Abkhazia | 1 | 1:242,865 | 5,354 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 60 | 1:836,978 | 51,589 |
The alternate forms: Kapš (315), Käps (18) & Kapś (1) are calculated separately.
Kaps (284) may also be a first name.
Kaps Demographics
Average Kaps Salary in
United States
$50,004 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kaps Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kaps Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kaps (Marathi: कापसे, Russian: Капс) is carried by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant: Kapš, Käps or Kapś. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kaps? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kaps is the 96,110th most frequently held surname globally It is held by around 1 in 1,472,231 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 84 percent of Kaps reside; 74 percent reside in Western Europe and 72 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Kaps is also the 525,265th most frequently used forename in the world It is held by 284 people.
Kaps is most commonly held in Germany, where it is carried by 3,456 people, or 1 in 23,294. In Germany it is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 17 percent are found, Bavaria, where 15 percent are found and Lower Saxony, where 14 percent are found. Aside from Germany Kaps is found in 58 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 11 percent are found and Poland, where 7 percent are found.
Kaps Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Kaps has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Kaps surname grew 875 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Kaps Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Orthodox (75%) in Russia.
In The United States those holding the Kaps surname are 19.57% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.34% registered with the political party.
The amount Kaps earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 165.38% more than the national average, earning R 630,648 per year; in United States they earn 15.89% more than the national average, earning $50,004 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.08% more than the national average, earning $60,652 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kapš | 92 | 315 | / |
| Käps | 92 | 18 | / |
| Kapś | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kapse | 89 | 52,835 | / |
| Kapps | 89 | 1,068 | / |
| Kapsh | 89 | 91 | / |
| Kaups | 89 | 69 | / |
| Kapst | 89 | 50 | / |
| Kap's | 89 | 4 | / |
| Kaaps | 89 | 2 | / |
| Kapsz | 89 | 2 | / |
| Kgaps | 89 | 1 | / |
| Kaphs | 89 | 1 | / |
| Kapss | 89 | 1 | / |
| Kaips | 89 | 1 | / |
| Kapsd | 89 | 1 | / |
| Keaps | 89 | 0 | / |
| Kapsch | 80 | 487 | / |
| Kapshe | 80 | 45 | / |
| Kaphse | 80 | 25 | / |
| Kaapse | 80 | 19 | / |
| Kaipes | 80 | 7 | / |
| Kapstø | 80 | 2 | / |
| Khapse | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kaspse | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kaepps | 80 | 0 | / |
| Kops | 75 | 3,236 | / |
| Caps | 75 | 980 | / |
| Kabs | 75 | 270 | / |
| Keps | 75 | 167 | / |
| Köps | 75 | 40 | / |
| Kõps | 75 | 15 | / |
| Kapz | 75 | 10 | / |
| Kapısız | 73 | 1,855 | / |
| Kapsová | 73 | 144 | / |
| Kaupsch | 73 | 12 | / |
| Kapsova | 73 | 10 | / |
| Kapsche | 73 | 2 | / |
| Khaupse | 73 | 1 | / |
| Capps | 67 | 25,917 | / |
| Koops | 67 | 7,439 | / |
| Kopps | 67 | 330 | / |
| Keeps | 67 | 80 | / |
| Kopse | 67 | 72 | / |
| Köpps | 67 | 53 | / |
| Kabst | 67 | 46 | / |
| Kepps | 67 | 32 | / |
| Kophs | 67 | 26 | / |
| Kabsz | 67 | 24 | / |
| Kab's | 67 | 22 | / |
| Kaebs | 67 | 15 | / |
| Kabsh | 67 | 11 | / |
| Kabse | 67 | 10 | / |
| Kopås | 67 | 8 | / |
| Keups | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kapch | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kopsz | 67 | 6 | / |
| Capse | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kaabs | 67 | 2 | / |
| Koeps | 67 | 2 | / |
| Caphs | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kapshova | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kopsh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kapce | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kepss | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kaapz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Capss | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khops | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuips | 67 | 1 | / |
| Köpfs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kapszová | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kahbs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kepsh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaybs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaupz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kopfs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khabs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kotps | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hcaps | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keips | 67 | 0 | / |
| Keavs | 67 | 0 | / |
| Caeps | 67 | 0 | / |
Kaps Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kaps in the Marathi language | ||
| कापसे | kapase | - |
| Kaps in the Russian language | ||
| Капс | kaps | - |
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Footnotes
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