Kapus Surname

180,558th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,360 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Kapus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kapus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary6721:14,6081,649
Kenya5081:90,9058,164
Papua New Guinea3111:26,2182,922
United States2551:1,421,40897,813
Slovenia1781:13,9763,327
DR Congo1641:450,48536,956
Turkey811:960,75844,160
Austria671:127,09617,572
Canada291:1,270,53890,455
Croatia171:248,74126,882
Argentina141:3,053,101127,728
Russia121:12,010,255361,204
Uganda111:3,549,02589,142
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Vanuatu41:65,8191,151
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
England11:55,718,059489,080
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

The alternate forms: Kapuš (87), Kapuş (11) & Kapuś (6) are calculated separately.

Kapus (120) may also be a first name.

Kapus Last Name Facts

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

Kapus (Hindi: कापूस, Marathi: कापुस, Russian: Капус) is more frequently found in Hungary than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant: Kapuš, Kapuş or Kapuś. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kapus? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 180,558th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 3,087,943 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 41 percent of Kapus live; 29 percent live in Eastern Europe and 28 percent live in Hungaro-Europe. It is also the 852,104th most frequent first name world-wide. It is borne by 120 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Hungary, where it is borne by 672 people, or 1 in 14,608. In Hungary it is most frequent in: Hajdú-Bihar County, where 24 percent live, Bács-Kiskun County, where 15 percent live and Budapest, where 11 percent live. Other than Hungary it exists in 32 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 22 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 13 percent live.

Kapus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kapus has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 2,550 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kapus Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Kapus last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Kapus surname are 10.56% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 63.79% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kapus earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 1.58% less than the national average, earning $42,466 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.44% less than the national average, earning $45,489 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kapuš9387/
Kapuş9311/
Kapuś936/
Kappus911,560/
Kapush91778/
Kaapus91202/
Kapusz9178/
Kapous9146/
Kaipus9142/
Kapuse9130/
Kajpus9126/
Kapuhs9113/
Khapus9112/
Kapuss9111/
Kapaus919/
Kapeus914/
Kaupus912/
Kapause83388/
Kajpust83341/
Kapusız83288/
Kaupuzs83133/
Kaipust8361/
Kaupush8311/
Kapushe8310/
Kapusch8310/
Kaupužs835/
Kappaus833/
Kappush833/
Kaupuss832/
Kajpusz831/
Kappous831/
Kapfuss830/
Capus801,899/
Kapos80370/
Kopus80267/
Kapuz80130/
Kepus8092/
Khazpush7711/
Kapushch774/
Kapusova773/
Kaupusch771/
Kappos731,279/
Kuopus73124/
Kaipos73101/
Capous7363/
Cappus7350/
Kapoes7322/
Kopush7320/
Kapauz7315/
Koopus7311/
Koppus7310/
Capust738/
Capuse737/
Kajpuš734/
Capush734/
Capuis734/
Kaupos734/
Kaposh734/
Kapuch734/
Ceapus733/
Keipus732/
Khopus732/
Keypus731/
Kapuce731/
Caphus731/
Kopusz731/
Capuss731/
Caspus730/
Kapushova7115/
Khapusova7112/
Caiphus67269/
Qabpush6729/
Koupous6715/
Kapouch6711/
Cappaus678/
Koipuys672/
Keupous671/
Khappos671/
Kojpust671/
Caphuis671/
Ceaphus671/
Capousp671/
Capoush671/
Kappuch671/
Cahpuis671/
Cappeus670/
Quappus670/
Capaush670/

Kapus Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kapus in the Hindi language
कापूसkapusa-
Kapus in the Marathi language
कापुसkapusa-
Kapus in the Russian language
Капусkapus-

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