Šapi Surname

3,323,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Serbia
Highest density in:
North Macedonia

Šapi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Šapi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Serbia201:357,24716,776
North Macedonia141:150,10511,233
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289

The alternate forms: Sapi (7,224), Şapi (20), Sápi (2,686) & Sàpi (1) are calculated separately.

Šapi Last Name Facts

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

Šapi occurs more in Serbia more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Sapi, Şapi, Sápi or Sàpi. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Šapi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Šapi is the 3,323,005th most widely held family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 208,215,598 people. Šapi is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Šapi live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 60 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

The surname is most widespread in Serbia, where it is held by 20 people, or 1 in 357,247. In Serbia it is most common in: South Bačka District, where 50 percent reside, Central Banat District, where 40 percent reside and North Bačka District, where 5 percent reside. Not including Serbia Šapi occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in North Macedonia, where 40 percent reside and Croatia, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sapi927,224/
Şapi9220/
Šaipi89544/
Šeapi8998/
Šapit8957/
Šapiæ891/
Sápi832,686/
Sàpi831/
Zapi75436/
Çapi75100/
Xapi753/
Šepi751/
Šapa751/
Saphi6715,801/
Sapio676,718/
Sapii675,606/
Chapi675,188/
Sapei674,655/
Sapui674,382/
Shapi672,163/
Sapie672,107/
Saupi671,679/
Zappi671,625/
Sapai671,349/
Sapit67987/
Sappi67915/
Saipi67783/
Saepi67757/
Sapid67689/
Sapiy67305/
Seapi67215/
Sapis67189/
Sapoi67142/
Sapyi67114/
Çapit6786/
Zaphi6780/
Siapi6777/
Sabpi6772/
Saapi6770/
Sapih6743/
Sahpi6733/
Šoipi6728/
Saspi6723/
Sapip6719/
Saypi6715/
Šopis6711/
Sapiz679/
Satpi678/
Zaipi677/
Hsapi676/
Zaupi676/
Zapai675/
Şaipi673/
Sadpi672/
Šaper672/
Zapui671/
Šeipi671/
Sjapi671/
Xaupi671/
Xhapi671/
Sapij671/
Zapfi670/

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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 Šapi
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