Kapys Surname
Approximately 174 people bear this surname
Kapys Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ukraine | 169 | 1:269,365 | 34,930 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
The alternate forms: Kapyś (203) are calculated separately.
Kapys Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kapys Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kapys (Russian: Капысь) has its highest incidence in Ukraine. It can appear as: Kapyś. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kapys? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,300,225th most prevalent surname in the world, held by around 1 in 41,882,448 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Kapys live; 99 percent live in Eastern Europe and 97 percent live in East Slavic Europe.
This last name is most frequently used in Ukraine, where it is borne by 169 people, or 1 in 269,365. In Ukraine it is most common in: Volyn Oblast, where 64 percent live, Rivne Oblast, where 18 percent live and Lviv Oblast, where 12 percent live. Not including Ukraine it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Poland, where 2 percent live and Kazakhstan, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kapyś | 93 | 203 | / |
| Kapysh | 91 | 319 | / |
| Kapysz | 91 | 57 | / |
| Kaupys | 91 | 40 | / |
| Khapys | 91 | 12 | / |
| Kapyts | 91 | 8 | / |
| Kapytse | 83 | 6 | / |
| Kaupysh | 83 | 2 | / |
| Kapis | 80 | 1,297 | / |
| Kapes | 80 | 435 | / |
| Kopys | 80 | 138 | / |
| Kapyć | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kapysova | 77 | 26 | / |
| Khauphys | 77 | 5 | / |
| Kappes | 73 | 9,790 | / |
| Kappis | 73 | 406 | / |
| Kapese | 73 | 258 | / |
| Kaipis | 73 | 119 | / |
| Kapish | 73 | 116 | / |
| Kopysh | 73 | 104 | / |
| Kapisz | 73 | 87 | / |
| Kapesh | 73 | 83 | / |
| Kapych | 73 | 42 | / |
| Kapise | 73 | 41 | / |
| Kaspis | 73 | 26 | / |
| Kapais | 73 | 16 | / |
| Khapis | 73 | 12 | / |
| Kapeis | 73 | 11 | / |
| Kaphes | 73 | 8 | / |
| Kaipes | 73 | 7 | / |
| Kaupis | 73 | 7 | / |
| Kapios | 73 | 7 | / |
| Kapeus | 73 | 4 | / |
| Kgapis | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kapesz | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kappés | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kopysz | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kaphis | 73 | 1 | / |
| Keapis | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kapies | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kopays | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kaypis | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kaapes | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kapyshova | 71 | 47 | / |
| Khapysova | 71 | 27 | / |
| Kapaysova | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kapısız | 67 | 1,855 | / |
| Kapisch | 67 | 110 | / |
| Kapishe | 67 | 82 | / |
| Kapeshe | 67 | 76 | / |
| Koipysh | 67 | 47 | / |
| Kaspych | 67 | 37 | / |
| Cauphys | 67 | 32 | / |
| Kappais | 67 | 28 | / |
| Khaphis | 67 | 12 | / |
| Kappess | 67 | 9 | / |
| Khapise | 67 | 8 | / |
| Khapets | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kaupish | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kappeas | 67 | 7 | / |
| Koypysh | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kappesz | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kappest | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kapitse | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kappies | 67 | 2 | / |
| Khapych | 67 | 2 | / |
| Koipuys | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kapetsh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kapeesh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kapeets | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kappish | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khapese | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kapeese | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaspisz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaspise | 67 | 1 | / |
Kapys Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kapys in the Russian language | ||
| Капысь | kapys | - |
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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 Kapys
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