Kapu Surname
Approximately 10,223 people bear this surname
Kapu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 5,434 | 1:141,160 | 8,996 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1,162 | 1:7,017 | 491 |
| Turkey | 942 | 1:82,613 | 7,492 |
| Indonesia | 426 | 1:310,444 | 27,422 |
| South Africa | 387 | 1:139,994 | 16,127 |
| Zambia | 299 | 1:53,010 | 4,942 |
| DR Congo | 267 | 1:276,703 | 25,802 |
| United States | 220 | 1:1,647,541 | 109,999 |
| Cameroon | 202 | 1:102,817 | 12,122 |
| Solomon Islands | 168 | 1:3,453 | 380 |
| Malawi | 157 | 1:109,039 | 12,664 |
| Nigeria | 126 | 1:1,405,895 | 54,600 |
| Liberia | 107 | 1:41,201 | 3,786 |
| Hungary | 93 | 1:105,551 | 10,142 |
| Zimbabwe | 38 | 1:406,269 | 36,425 |
| Qatar | 34 | 1:69,353 | 6,725 |
| England | 23 | 1:2,422,524 | 89,093 |
| Malaysia | 22 | 1:1,340,647 | 57,034 |
| Uganda | 20 | 1:1,951,964 | 63,898 |
| Botswana | 17 | 1:128,643 | 18,229 |
| Russia | 14 | 1:10,294,504 | 334,277 |
| Lesotho | 13 | 1:156,351 | 13,063 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Germany | 5 | 1:16,101,092 | 397,699 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
Kapu (5,608) may also be a first name.
Kapu Demographics
Average Kapu Salary in
United States
$47,566 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kapu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kapu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kapu (Bengali: কাপু, Hindi: कपू, Marathi: कपु, Oriya: କାପୁ, Russian: Капу) is found most frequently in India. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kapu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kapu is the 50,219th most frequently used family name globally It is held by around 1 in 712,858 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 65 percent of Kapu are found; 53 percent are found in South Asia and 53 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Kapu is also the 89,438th most commonly held forename at a global level. It is borne by 5,608 people.
Kapu is most widespread in India, where it is carried by 5,434 people, or 1 in 141,160. In India it is most frequent in: Andhra Pradesh, where 67 percent reside, Telangana, where 24 percent reside and Tamil Nadu, where 4 percent reside. Excluding India this last name exists in 48 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 11 percent reside and Turkey, where 9 percent reside.
Kapu Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Kapu last name are 23.85% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 77.08% being registered with the party.
The amount Kapu earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 53.8% less than the national average, earning R 109,800 per year and in United States they earn 10.24% more than the national average, earning $47,566 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kapu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kapu in the Oriya language | ||
| କାପୁ | kapu | 66.67 |
| କପୁ | kapu | 13.33 |
| କାପୁମାଝୀ | kapumajhi | 2.86 |
| କାପୁମୁମୁର୍ | kapumumur | 2.86 |
| କାପୂ | kapu | 1.9 |
| କପୂ | kapu | 0.95 |
| Kapu in the Hindi language | ||
| कपू | kapu | 65.72 |
| कपु | kapu | 28.98 |
| कापू | kapu | 3.18 |
| कापु | kapu | 1.77 |
| Kapu in the Bengali language | ||
| কাপু | kapu | 50 |
| কপু | kapu | 50 |
| Kapu in the Marathi language | ||
| कपु | kapu | 35.19 |
| कापु | kapu | 29.63 |
| कापू | kapu | 22.22 |
| कपू | kapu | 12.96 |
| Kapu in the Russian language | ||
| Капу | kapu | - |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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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 Kapu
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