Surname Kapeš in modern Croatia

Kapeš families are Croats and they are mostly from Varazdin area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Varazdin and in Varazdin area.

Prevalence

About 120 people with faimily name Kapeš live in Croatia today, in 50 households. There were 90 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 40 percent.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 9 cities and 10 other places, mostly in Beretinec in Varazdin area (55), Varazdin (25), Ledinec Gornji in Varazdin area (10), Zagreb (<10), and in Lepoglava (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Kapeš (including: Kapes , Kappes , Capes , Kapessa , Kapesh , Kapesha , Kapeshi , Kappess , Kapessy and Kaphes ) is present in 52 countries worldwide. The family name "Kapes " is used by some 300 people in the United States , about 70 in Czech Republic , and small number of people in Kazakhstan. "Kappes " is used by some 7000 people in Germany , about 3000 in the United States , and some 1000 people in Brazil. "Capes " is used by some 1000 people in the United States , about 1000 in South Africa , and some 400 people in Great Britain.

Characteristic first names

Damir Kapeš, Borko Kapeš, Josip Kapeš, Ivanka Kapeš, Nedeljko Kapeš, Stjepan Kapeš, Slobodan Kapeš, Karolina Kapeš, Bernardo Kapeš, Petar Kapeš, Mario Kapeš, Jadranko Kapeš, Miroslav Kapeš, Ivica Kapeš, Snježana Kapeš, Kristina Kapeš, Vesna Kapeš, Vedran Kapeš, Luka Kapeš

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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