Where Does The Last Name Kapuk Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Kapuk (Russian: Капук) is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Kapuk.

How Common Is The Last Name Kapuk? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Kapuk is the 1,121,821^st most frequently occurring surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 33,738,638 people. The surname Kapuk occurs mostly in Oceania, where 50 percent of Kapuk reside; 50 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 50 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Kapuk is also the 1,545,828^th most commonly held forename globally, borne by 43 people.

The last name Kapuk is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 103 people, or 1 in 79,162. In Papua New Guinea Kapuk is most frequent in: Madang, where 42 percent live, West New Britain, where 22 percent live and Central, where 11 percent live. Excluding Papua New Guinea Kapuk occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 36 percent live and Turkey, where 6 percent live.