Kapš Surname

862,604th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 315 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Kapš Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kapš Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia2461:10,1122,364
Croatia671:63,11311,594
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645

The alternate forms: Kaps (4,950), Kapś (1) & Käps (18) are calculated separately.

Kapš Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kapš is found most frequently in Slovenia. It may also appear as a variant: Kaps, Kapś or Käps. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kapš? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 862,604th most numerous last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 23,135,066 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Kapš reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Slovenia, where it is borne by 246 people, or 1 in 10,112. In Slovenia Kapš is primarily concentrated in: Southeast Slovenia, where 82 percent live, Central Slovenia, where 13 percent live and Drava, where 3 percent live. Not including Slovenia Kapš occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Croatia, where 21 percent live and Serbia, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaps924,950/
Kapś921/
Kap866,398/
Käps8318/
Kapp7519,786/
Kape756,798/
Kaup756,065/
Kaip751,486/
Kaap751,076/
Keap75684/
Khap75124/
Kapf7559/
Kaph7528/
Kapz7510/
Kňap758/
Kopš756/
Kajp753/
Kahp753/
Gkap752/
Kľap752/
Kazp752/
Kayp752/
Kgap751/
Kaàp751/
Kabp751/
Qkap751/
Kapšová7342/
Kapse6752,835/
Kaupp673,722/
Kappe673,144/
Khape671,361/
Kapps671,068/
Kaupe67646/
Kayıp67390/
Kaphe67335/
Kopše67313/
Keape67186/
Kaipe67117/
Kapsh6791/
Khaph6788/
Khasp6785/
Kaups6769/
Kaipf6764/
Kapst6750/
Kaape6745/
Kaiph6741/
Kassp6739/
Kaupt6736/
Kahap6735/
Kaipp6724/
Khaup677/
Kapch676/
Kap's674/
Kapce672/
Kapfe672/
Kaype672/
Kapsz672/
Kaaps672/
Khapp672/
Kapss671/
Khazp671/
Kaphs671/
Kaaph671/
Kgaps671/
Kaips671/
Kapph671/
Kauph671/
Kaupz671/
Kaapz671/
Kabpf671/
Khadp671/
Kapsd671/
Kaytp671/
Kgkap671/
Kachp671/
Kaapp671/
Keapf670/
Kaupf670/
Keaps670/
Keapp670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Kapš
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