Kapysh Surname

855,216th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 319 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belarus
Highest density in:
Belarus

Kapysh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kapysh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belarus1201:79,17512,665
Ukraine891:511,49158,346
Russia621:2,324,565137,882
Kazakhstan481:368,38529,407

Kapysh Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kapysh (Russian: Капыш) occurs in Belarus more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kapysh? popularity and diffusion

Kapysh is the 855,216th most frequently held surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 22,844,972 people. Kapysh is primarily found in Europe, where 78 percent of Kapysh reside; 78 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 78 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

Kapysh is most prevalent in Belarus, where it is held by 120 people, or 1 in 79,175. In Belarus Kapysh is most common in: Minsk Region, where 68 percent live, Minsk, where 13 percent live and Grodno Region, where 11 percent live. Outside of Belarus it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Ukraine, where 28 percent live and Russia, where 19 percent live.

Kapysh Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Kapysh surname is predominantly Orthodox (63%) in Belarus and Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaupysh922/
Kapys91174/
Kapish83116/
Kopysh83104/
Kapesh8383/
Kapysz8357/
Kapych8342/
Kaupys8340/
Kapyzh8338/
Khapys8312/
Kapyts838/
Kapyshova8047/
Kapisch77110/
Kapishe7782/
Kapeshe7776/
Koipysh7747/
Kaspych7737/
Kaupish777/
Koypysh776/
Kapytse776/
Khapych772/
Kapetsh771/
Kappish771/
Kapeesh771/
Kapis731,297/
Kapes73435/
Kapyś73203/
Kopys73138/
Kapyć731/
Kaupisch7196/
Khapisht7162/
Kapysova7126/
Khauphys715/
Kapische715/
Khapedsh711/
Kapgisch711/
Kappes679,790/
Kappis67406/
Kapese67258/
Kopish67163/
Kaipis67119/
Kapisz6787/
Kapise6741/
Khapysova6727/
Kopyshova6726/
Kaspis6726/
Kopysc6723/
Kapais6716/
Kapeshova6714/
Khapis6712/
Kapeis6711/
Kaphes678/
Kopesh677/
Kaipes677/
Kaupis677/
Kapios677/
Kapech676/
Kapeus674/
Kopysz672/
Kappés672/
Kgapis672/
Kapishova672/
Kapesz672/
Capish672/
Kaphis671/
Kapizh671/
Kaypis671/
Kaapes671/
Kapaysova671/
Kopays671/
Kapies671/
Keapis671/

Kapysh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kapysh in the Russian language
Капышkapys-

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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 Kapysh
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