Kapša Surname

2,061,309th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 83 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovakia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Kapša Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kapša Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovakia491:108,90720,583
Croatia331:128,14018,569
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459

The alternate forms: Kapsa (1,271) are calculated separately.

Kapša Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kapša is held by more people in Slovakia than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Kapsa. For other potential spellings of Kapša click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kapša? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,061,309th most commonly occurring surname on earth, held by around 1 in 87,801,758 people. Kapša is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Kapša live; 59 percent live in Eastern Europe and 59 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

This surname is most frequently used in Slovakia, where it is carried by 49 people, or 1 in 108,907. In Slovakia Kapša is most common in: Trenčín Region, where 90 percent reside, Žilina Region, where 4 percent reside and Banská Bystrica Region, where 2 percent reside. Excluding Slovakia Kapša occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Croatia, where 40 percent reside and Serbia, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kapsa931,271/
Kopša8013/
Kapšo808/
Kepša803/
Kapšaitė774/
Kapsha73607/
Kapsah73600/
Kapsia73141/
Kapsas73118/
Kapsai7347/
Kapsaz7310/
Kapsay735/
Khapsa734/
Kapsza734/
Kaipsa734/
Kapsaj733/
Kapzsa732/
Kapsap731/
Kapsea731/
Kapsad731/
Kapšys731/
Kapshay67275/
Kapshai6795/
Khapsah6767/
Kapscha6718/
Kapsiay6713/
Kapsaia672/
Kapsaus672/
Kcapcha671/
Khapzai671/
Kapchay671/
Kappcha671/

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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 Kapša
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