Kapsis Surname

338,992nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,085 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Cyprus

Kapsis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kapsis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece8431:13,1431,763
United States1091:3,325,311189,554
Cyprus801:11,0611,263
Australia311:870,82953,581
England71:7,959,723202,100
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

The alternate forms: Kapşiş (1) are calculated separately.

Kapsis Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kapsis (Russian: Капсис) is found in Greece more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Kapşiş. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kapsis? popularity and diffusion

Kapsis is the 338,992nd most common family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 6,716,632 people. Kapsis occurs mostly in Europe, where 87 percent of Kapsis are found; 85 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 85 percent are found in Helleno-Europe.

This surname is most frequently used in Greece, where it is borne by 843 people, or 1 in 13,143. In Greece Kapsis is most common in: Attica, where 43 percent are found, Western Greece, where 33 percent are found and Peloponnese, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account Greece it occurs in 15 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 10 percent are found and Cyprus, where 7 percent are found.

Kapsis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kapsis surname are 5.86% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 59.09% being registered to vote for the party.

Kapsis earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 42.7% more than the national average, earning $61,575 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kapşiş891/
Kapsiz83829/
Capsis83102/
Kopsis8327/
Kepsis8311/
Kapschies801/
Kopsies7714/
Kapsitz776/
Kapchis775/
Kopsits772/
Kapgisch711/
Capsiz6753/
Kapsyz6731/
Copsis6715/
Kapšys671/
Kopsitsch671/
Kapısız621,855/
Kopcisz6239/
Kopsitz6214/
Kapches6210/
Kopchis621/
Kapchyts571/
Copses5060/
Kabsız5028/
Kopjes5012/
Kabziz501/

Kapsis Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kapsis in the Russian language
Капсисkapsis-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kapsis
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