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

Čap is found in Serbia more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Cap, Çap, Čáp, Cáp, Ćáp or Càp. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Čap? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,193,072nd most frequently held family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Čap live; 60 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 60 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

This last name is most commonly held in Serbia, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 2,381,649. In Serbia it is mostly concentrated in: South Banat District, where 67 percent reside and South Bačka District, where 33 percent reside. Excluding Serbia this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Lithuania, where 20 percent reside and Slovakia, where 20 percent reside.

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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