Kaps is used as a family name or surname in Uganda. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Kaps
No. of characters: 4
Origin: Uganda
Meaning: We first think of a German or Alsatian hypocoristic name Kaspar (= Gaspard). It is also possible, as for Kapps, a variant of Kabus, Kappus, Kappes (= the head cabbage, nickname or a nickname cabbage merchant).

How popular is Kaps?

Kaps is common in Uganda.

Kaps is ranked 58555 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Kaps bearers increased by 3.030303 per cent in 2010 US census to 408 since 2000, the surname slipped by 1299 spots and ranked at 51066. The last name was found in around 1 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 95.83 97.47
Kaps is quite popular family name mostly used in Germany while Slovenia is ahead in terms of density. Around 7917 people have been found who wears Kaps as their family name. Kaps is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
122,390 Belarus4
35,789 Turkey3
5,332 Estonia3
6,900 Oman2
9,185 Hong Kong2
3,437 Sudan2
91,784 Netherlands2
10,958 Bangladesh1
31,584 Peru1
17,768 Pakistan1
8,181 Botswana1
134,667 Zimbabwe1
15,705 Cameroon1
50,549 Georgia1
2,505 Congo1
153,416 Italy1
29,046 Japan1
28,365 Kenya1
12,745 Luxembourg1
40,340 Malaysia1
3,275 Nepal1
38,841 Scotland1
24,421 Slovakia1
49,101 Denmark1
17,575 Kuwait1
77,122 Sweden1
7,340 Democratic Republic of The Congo1
7,941 Guatemala1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
98,632 Ukraine42
289,354 India38
11,444 Portugal28
67,388 Australia26
80,267 Kazakhstan24
58,201 Czech Republic16
20,800 Serbia15
86,938 Spain14
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
93,642 France98
8,066 Croatia97
17,456 Switzerland63
53,461 Canada57
64,420 England54
Countries with hundreds of Kaps:
54,745 United States476
1,543 Slovenia271
4,544 Austria262
24,102 Poland239
9,896 Greece197
32,575 South Africa164
77,359 Russia164
Countries with thousands of Kaps:
3,158 Germany2,757
1,040 Zambia1,656
4,327 Uganda1,120
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Kaps Namesakes

  • Master Aayush Kapssey, Actor
  • Adonis Kapsalis, Actor
  • Alexandros Kapsokavadis, Teacher
  • Reha Kapsal, Soccer player
  • Veronika Kapshay, Tennis Player
  • Michalis Kapsis, Soccer player
  • Deepti Kapse, Actor
  • Giovanni Girolamo Kapsperger, Composer
  • Giovanni Girolamo Kapsperger, Composer
  • Giovanni Girolamo Kapsperger, Composer

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