Surname Kapov in modern Croatia

Kapov families are Croats and they are mostly from the Island of Murter. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Split and on the Island of Murter.

Prevalence

About 130 people with faimily name Kapov live in Croatia today, in 60 households. There were 120 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 10 percent.
They are located in 9 Croatian counties, in 11 cities and 5 other places, mostly in Kastel Kambelovac (60), Betina on the Island of Murter (30), Split (15), Kastel Luksic (15), and in Zagreb (10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Kapov (including: Khapov , Chapov , Capov , Chalapov , Charapov , Chulapov , Kappov , Chigapov and Kapow ) is present in 18 countries on four continents. The family name "Kapov " is used by some 200 people in Russian Federation , small number in Ukraine , and small number of people in the United States. "Kapow " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Milutin Kapov, Zoran Kapov, Walter Kapov, Istok Kapov, Žarko Kapov, Vesna Kapov, Valentina Kapov, Ema Kapov, Brigita Kapov, Mario Kapov, Ana Kapov, Vilma Kapov, Anela Kapov, Sanja Kapov, Lucijano Kapov, Marin Kapov, Ivan Kapov, Ljubomir Kapov, Marija Kapov

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.

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