Čap Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Serbia
Highest density in:
Serbia

Čap Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Čap Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Serbia31:2,381,64930,913
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422

The alternate forms: Cap (19,440), Çap (3,329), Čáp (1,450), Cáp (121), Ćáp (1) & Càp (1) are calculated separately.

Čap Last Name Facts

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

The surname Čap is held by more people in Serbia than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Cap, Çap, Čáp, Cáp, Ćáp or Càp. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Čap? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,193,072nd most widespread last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Čap reside; 60 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 60 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

Čap is most frequently occurring in Serbia, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 2,381,649. In Serbia Čap is most prevalent in: South Banat District, where 67 percent live and South Bačka District, where 33 percent live. Without taking into account Serbia this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Lithuania, where 20 percent live and Slovakia, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cap8919,440/
Çap893,329/
Čáp891,450/
Ča801/
Cáp78121/
Ćáp781/
Càp781/
Čop671,223/
Zap67282/
Čapová67106/
Čad6785/
Ţap6777/
Čač6740/
Čapova6735/
Čaj6728/
Čaš6715/
Čać671/
Čau671/

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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 Čap
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