Çapa Surname
Approximately 3,829 people bear this surname
Çapa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 3,818 | 1:20,383 | 2,400 |
| Albania | 7 | 1:416,294 | 17,617 |
| Northern Cyprus | 2 | 1:159,506 | 9,062 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 1:7,174,098 | 302,835 |
The alternate forms: Capa (17,615), Cápa (14) & Čápa (1) are calculated separately.
Çapa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Çapa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Çapa (Hindi: चाप) occurs more in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It may appear as: Capa, Cápa or Čápa. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Çapa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 119,917th most frequently used family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 1,903,250 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 86 percent of Çapa live; 86 percent live in West Asia and 86 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands.
The surname Çapa is most frequently used in Turkey, where it is borne by 3,818 people, or 1 in 20,383. In Turkey Çapa is most frequent in: Istanbul Province, where 20 percent live, Diyarbakir Province, where 10 percent live and Ordu Province, where 9 percent live. Outside of Turkey this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Albania, where 0 percent live and Northern Cyprus, where 0 percent live.
Çapa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Çapa has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Çapa surname decreased 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capa | 92 | 17,615 | / |
| Çapat | 89 | 838 | / |
| Çapas | 89 | 634 | / |
| Çapaz | 89 | 102 | / |
| Çapaj | 89 | 31 | / |
| Çapaş | 89 | 1 | / |
| Cápa | 83 | 14 | / |
| Čápa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Çapaat | 80 | 9 | / |
| Sapa | 75 | 16,130 | / |
| Zapa | 75 | 2,677 | / |
| Xapa | 75 | 496 | / |
| Çopa | 75 | 382 | / |
| Çapo | 75 | 129 | / |
| Šapa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chapa | 67 | 55,461 | / |
| Zappa | 67 | 11,194 | / |
| Sappa | 67 | 9,032 | / |
| Cappa | 67 | 8,327 | / |
| Sapat | 67 | 5,452 | / |
| Capai | 67 | 5,243 | / |
| Sapad | 67 | 1,725 | / |
| Ceapa | 67 | 1,552 | / |
| Saspa | 67 | 1,536 | / |
| Ciapa | 67 | 1,388 | / |
| Sapai | 67 | 1,349 | / |
| Zaupa | 67 | 1,029 | / |
| Sabpa | 67 | 1,026 | / |
| Sapay | 67 | 985 | / |
| Caipa | 67 | 954 | / |
| Shapa | 67 | 911 | / |
| Zaipa | 67 | 908 | / |
| Sapaz | 67 | 538 | / |
| Tsapa | 67 | 533 | / |
| Sapha | 67 | 513 | / |
| Saipa | 67 | 500 | / |
| Sapas | 67 | 434 | / |
| Sapau | 67 | 376 | / |
| Sapah | 67 | 368 | / |
| Capay | 67 | 280 | / |
| Sapač | 67 | 254 | / |
| Saypa | 67 | 185 | / |
| Zapha | 67 | 166 | / |
| Siapa | 67 | 163 | / |
| Saupa | 67 | 153 | / |
| Čapas | 67 | 151 | / |
| Zhapa | 67 | 141 | / |
| Dzapa | 67 | 125 | / |
| Saapa | 67 | 115 | / |
| Sapea | 67 | 111 | / |
| Seapa | 67 | 79 | / |
| Capha | 67 | 70 | / |
| Sapaa | 67 | 68 | / |
| Zapea | 67 | 65 | / |
| Sapoa | 67 | 63 | / |
| Sapaj | 67 | 59 | / |
| Sahpa | 67 | 55 | / |
| Czapa | 67 | 44 | / |
| Txapa | 67 | 35 | / |
| Capoa | 67 | 30 | / |
| Caypa | 67 | 28 | / |
| Çapoj | 67 | 27 | / |
| Sapap | 67 | 24 | / |
| Szapa | 67 | 19 | / |
| Xapha | 67 | 19 | / |
| Capaa | 67 | 13 | / |
| Caupa | 67 | 12 | / |
| Capea | 67 | 9 | / |
| Satpa | 67 | 8 | / |
| Caapa | 67 | 8 | / |
| Zabpa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Sadpa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Zapai | 67 | 5 | / |
| Šapas | 67 | 5 | / |
| Capaj | 67 | 4 | / |
| Xhapa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Zapaa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Capșa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Capau | 67 | 2 | / |
| Capaï | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zapay | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sapfa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sapga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Caípa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tcapa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Şapaş | 67 | 1 | / |
| Čapai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zapah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zeapa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hsapa | 67 | 1 | / |
Çapa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Çapa in the Hindi language | ||
| चाप | capa | - |
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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 Çapa
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