Surname Kapović in modern Croatia

Kapović families are Croats, originally from village Prapatnice near Vrgorca , one group migrated to Opuzen, and the other to the Island of Vir. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zadar and in Nin area.

Prevalence

About 450 people with faimily name Kapović live in Croatia today, in 190 households. There were 330 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 40 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 29 cities and 20 other places, mostly in Vir in Nin area (100), Rijeka (55), Zagreb (40), Opuzen (40), and in Zadar (35).

Outside Croatia

At least ten families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: the United States (5), Germany (3), Australia (1), and to Switzerland (1).
Family name Kapović (including: Kapovic , Kapovich , Kapowich , Chapovich , Capowich , Chlapovic , Capovics , Kapowicz , Kappovic and Kappovich ) is present in 15 countries worldwide. The family name "Kapovic " is used by some 60 people in the United States , small number in Australia , and small number of people in Germany. "Kapovich " is used by some 70 people in the United States and small number in Russian Federation. "Kapowich " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Albert Kapović, Miljenko Kapović, Zdravko Kapović, Rudi Kapović, Niko Kapović, Ante Kapović, Goran Kapović, Stipan Kapović, Mate Kapović, Valter Kapović, Saša Kapović, Bogoljub Kapović, Zdenka Kapović, Jurica Kapović, Đurđica Kapović, Danko Kapović, Antonija Kapović, Damir Kapović, Dalibor Kapović

Mentions in sources

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

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