Surname Kapaš in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Kapaš families are Croats (from Krizevci area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Krizevci area.

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Kapaš live in Croatia today, in two households only. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased significantly.
They are located in only one small Croatian place, in Gorica Miholecka in Krizevci area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Kapaš (including: Kapas , Kappas , Kapash , Kapashi , Kapashe , Kapassi , Kapasha , Kapasth , Kapaas and Kappass ) is present in 70 countries worldwide. The family name "Kapas " is used by some 2000 people in Hungary , about 400 in Greece , and some 300 people in the United States. "Kapash " is used by some 100 people in Kazakhstan and small number in the United States. "Kappas " is used by some 900 people in Greece , about 500 in the United States , and some 90 people in Kazakhstan.

Characteristic first names

Josipa Kapaš, Magda Kapaš, Ivan Kapaš, Marica Kapaš, Anita Kapaš, Dragica Kapaš, Ana Kapaš, Bara Kapaš, Eva Kapaš, Gjuro Kapaš, Ivana Kapaš, Jela Kapaš, Josip Kapaš, Kata Kapaš, Luka Kapaš, Mara Kapaš, Tomo Kapaš

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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