Policap Surname

712,393rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 411 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Haiti

Policap Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Policap Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3461:511,97325,378
Haiti381:281,1559,538
Papua New Guinea171:479,63060,627
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243

Policap (1,123) may also be a first name.

Policap Last Name Facts

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

Policap is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Policap click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Policap? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 712,393rd most prevalent surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 17,731,255 people. The last name Policap is predominantly found in Africa, where 86 percent of Policap are found; 84 percent are found in West Africa and 84 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 237,850th most numerous first name internationally It is held by 1,123 people.

It is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 346 people, or 1 in 511,973. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Taraba, where 28 percent live, Plateau, where 20 percent live and Nasarawa, where 11 percent live. Other than Nigeria this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Haiti, where 9 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 4 percent live.

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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
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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 Policap
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