Kapuson Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kapuson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kapuson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea211:388,27250,829
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144

Kapuson (16) may also be a first name.

Kapuson Last Name Facts

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

Kapuson is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kapuson? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,798,600th most common family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. The surname Kapuson is predominantly found in Oceania, where 78 percent of Kapuson reside; 78 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 78 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,786,762nd most widespread first name world-wide, borne by 16 people.

The last name Kapuson is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 388,272. In Papua New Guinea Kapuson is most numerous in: Enga, where 100 percent reside. Besides Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 19 percent reside and Malawi, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kapusan86491/
Capuson8620/
Capusong801/
Capusion801/
Kaiposon801/
Kapusank800/
Caspuson800/
Kapushonova781/
Capuscion751/
Capusan71716/
Capusen7118/
Kaposan715/
Caposon711/
Capuçon711/
Capucion67393/
Kapucian6741/
Caposion672/
Kapuçam5749/
Caposan572/
Capusam571/
Caposen571/
Capucian533/
Kopuczun531/
Copousian502/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Kapuson
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