Kecap Surname
Approximately 307 people bear this surname
Kecap Surname User-submission:
The Kecap surname comes from a village in the southern part of Serbia (near Novi Pazar). According to some sources, a man of the Christian faith moved to that village during the war. However, as time went on, he converted to Islam. As he was the only educated man at the time (it is stated that he was a lawyer), he wore a fur coat made of expensive material called ketch.
Read More About This SurnameKecap Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serbia | 198 | 1:36,086 | 3,738 |
| Indonesia | 90 | 1:1,469,435 | 99,362 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| North Macedonia | 4 | 1:525,368 | 20,918 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Kecap Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Kecap surname comes from a village in the southern part of Serbia (near Novi Pazar). According to some sources, a man of the Christian faith moved to that village during the war. However, as time went on, he converted to Islam. As he was the only educated man at the time (it is stated that he was a lawyer), he wore a fur coat made of expensive material called ketch. Since that awake was a symbol of power in people at that time, they started calling it that way.
- melimeliKecap Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kecap Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kecap is held by more people in Serbia than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kecap? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kecap is the 878,878th most widespread surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 23,737,935 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 69 percent of Kecap live; 66 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 66 percent live in South Slavic Europe.
The surname is most widely held in Serbia, where it is carried by 198 people, or 1 in 36,086. In Serbia it is primarily found in: Raška District, where 99 percent reside and Belgrade, where 1 percent reside. Not including Serbia this surname occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 29 percent reside and Sweden, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kecaph | 91 | 3 | / |
| Kechap | 91 | 1 | / |
| Keca | 89 | 468 | / |
| Kechhap | 83 | 3 | / |
| Ketchap | 83 | 2 | / |
| Keccapp | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kieca | 80 | 987 | / |
| Kesap | 80 | 368 | / |
| Kecai | 80 | 93 | / |
| Kocap | 80 | 86 | / |
| Kecaj | 80 | 25 | / |
| Kacap | 80 | 22 | / |
| Keeca | 80 | 18 | / |
| Kekap | 80 | 13 | / |
| Kheca | 80 | 7 | / |
| Kicap | 80 | 7 | / |
| Keica | 80 | 6 | / |
| Kecca | 80 | 6 | / |
| Kecoa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kezap | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kejap | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kehca | 80 | 1 | / |
| Cecap | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ketca | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kecab | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kiecka | 73 | 375 | / |
| Kesapp | 73 | 15 | / |
| Keakop | 73 | 15 | / |
| Kacaip | 73 | 14 | / |
| Kezzap | 73 | 13 | / |
| Kocaip | 73 | 9 | / |
| Kichap | 73 | 9 | / |
| Keikap | 73 | 5 | / |
| Keuzap | 73 | 4 | / |
| Kechab | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kechea | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kacaph | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kehcka | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kaccap | 73 | 1 | / |
| Keckat | 73 | 0 | / |
| Keckas | 73 | 0 | / |
| Keka | 67 | 3,984 | / |
| Kica | 67 | 2,462 | / |
| Khechab | 67 | 1,546 | / |
| Ceca | 67 | 595 | / |
| Keqa | 67 | 309 | / |
| Keco | 67 | 231 | / |
| Kyca | 67 | 48 | / |
| Keschka | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kacahap | 67 | 6 | / |
| Khechka | 67 | 3 | / |
| Keatsop | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kaychap | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kekeape | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keudzap | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kitcapp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kesahap | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keakope | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kieckka | 67 | 0 | / |
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