Kaps Surname

96,110th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,950 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Kaps Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kaps Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3,4561:23,2943,089
United States5251:690,39854,758
Poland3221:118,04017,629
Austria1001:85,15412,686
Russia831:1,736,422113,466
France681:976,805110,007
Canada631:584,85148,473
India411:18,708,912282,725
Portugal281:372,08012,265
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
South Africa231:2,355,55298,611
Australia221:1,227,07766,405
England211:2,653,24194,788
Estonia191:69,56912,771
Switzerland181:456,27333,097
Czechia141:759,53467,321
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
Zambia111:1,440,90231,383
Iran111:6,980,229145,986
Uganda81:4,879,910106,546
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Kazakhstan61:2,947,083107,736
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892
Slovenia31:829,22525,091
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Greece31:3,693,263126,191
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Solomon Islands21:290,01419,875
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Abkhazia11:242,8655,354
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States601:836,97851,589

The alternate forms: Kapš (315), Käps (18) & Kapś (1) are calculated separately.

Kaps (284) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kapš92315/
Käps9218/
Kapś921/
Kapse8952,835/
Kapps891,068/
Kapsh8991/
Kaups8969/
Kapst8950/
Kap's894/
Kaaps892/
Kapsz892/
Kgaps891/
Kaphs891/
Kapss891/
Kaips891/
Kapsd891/
Keaps890/
Kapsch80487/
Kapshe8045/
Kaphse8025/
Kaapse8019/
Kaipes807/
Kapstø802/
Khapse802/
Kaspse801/
Kaepps800/
Kops753,236/
Caps75980/
Kabs75270/
Keps75167/
Köps7540/
Kõps7515/
Kapz7510/
Kapısız731,855/
Kapsová73144/
Kaupsch7312/
Kapsova7310/
Kapsche732/
Khaupse731/
Capps6725,917/
Koops677,439/
Kopps67330/
Keeps6780/
Kopse6772/
Köpps6753/
Kabst6746/
Kepps6732/
Kophs6726/
Kabsz6724/
Kab's6722/
Kaebs6715/
Kabsh6711/
Kabse6710/
Kopås678/
Keups677/
Kapch676/
Kopsz676/
Capse673/
Kaabs672/
Koeps672/
Caphs672/
Kapshova672/
Kopsh672/
Kapce672/
Kepss672/
Kaapz671/
Capss671/
Khops671/
Kuips671/
Köpfs671/
Kapszová671/
Kahbs671/
Kepsh671/
Kaybs671/
Kaupz671/
Kopfs671/
Khabs671/
Kotps671/
Hcaps671/
Keips670/
Keavs670/
Caeps670/

Kaps Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kaps in the Marathi language
कापसेkapase-
Kaps in the Russian language
Капсkaps-

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