Surname Kapš in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Kapš families are generally Croats (from Vrbovsko ), very rarely Slovenes (from Slovenia ), and barely Italians (from Zagreb ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Rijeka. In Gorenci in Vrbovsko every seventh inhabitant had the family name Kapš.

Prevalence

About 60 people with faimily name Kapš live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 60 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 11 cities and 9 other places, mostly in Zagreb (10), Rijeka (10), Blazevci (<10), Podrvanj in Rijeka area (<5), and in Ivanic-Grad (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Kapš (including: Kaps , Kapps , Caps , Kapsch , Kapsh , Kapsha , Kapshe , Kapsho , Kapshi and Kapss ) is present in 82 countries worldwide. "Kapsh " is used by small number of people in Russian Federation and small number in the United States. "Kapsch " is used by some 200 people in the United States , about 100 in Germany , and small number of people in Chile. "Kapps " is used by some 700 people in Brazil , about 400 in France , and some 300 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Miroslav Kapš, Vedran Kapš, Dorian Kapš, Eduard Kapš, Darko Kapš, Marina Kapš, Daniela Kapš, Renata Kapš, Iva Kapš, Dubravka Kapš, Patricija Kapš, Mario Kapš, Robert Kapš, Anka Kapš, Dragica Kapš, Damir Kapš, Sandra Kapš, Dejan Kapš, Marija Kapš

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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