Surname Kapša in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Kapša families are Croats (from Orahovica area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Glina and Osijek. In Duga Međa in Orahovica area every tenth inhabitant had the family name Kapša.

Prevalence

About 30 people with faimily name Kapša live in Croatia today, in 15 households. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 6 cities and 5 other places, mostly in Osijek (<10), Bjelovar (<5), Velika Gorica (<5), Duga Medja in Orahovica area (<5), and in Orahovica (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Kapša (including: Kapsa , Capsa , Kapsha , Kapsah , Chapsah , Khapsah , Chapsa and Ciapsa ) is present in 32 countries worldwide. The family name "Kapsa " is used by some 700 people in Poland , about 300 in the United States , and some 200 people in Germany. "Kapsha " is used by some 100 people in Ukraine , about 50 in Russian Federation , and small number of people in the United States. "Ciapsa " is used by small number of people in Romania and small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Mirko Kapša, Ksenija Kapša, Davor Kapša, Zdenko Kapša, Dario Kapša, Ferdinand Kapša, Ivica Kapša, Miroslav Kapša, Mario Kapša, Josip Kapša, Verica Kapša, Branka Kapša, Darija Kapša, Martin Kapša, Marta Kapša, Jela Kapša, Kata Kapša, Zorica Kapša, Jaga Kapša

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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