Surname
Cap
52
Bearers
29046.
Rank
male
Gender
Meaning
From nature
Nickname for a long-legged person.
Origin: from Czech 'čáp' (stork)
A general explanation of the surname based on typical patterns (occupation, trait, ancestor's name, place). A particular family may have a different history.
Surname distribution by municipality
Number of bearers by municipality across Czechia (source: MV ČR archive, ~2011). Showing the 30 most frequent of 29 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Cap — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ústecký kraj | 9 |
| 2 | Středočeský kraj | 8 |
| 3 | Karlovarský kraj | 6 |
| 4 | Jihočeský kraj | 6 |
| 5 | Hlavní město Praha | 6 |
| 6 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 4 |
| 7 | Kraj Vysočina | 3 |
| 8 | Jihomoravský kraj | 3 |
| 9 | Zlínský kraj | 2 |
| 10 | Liberecký kraj | 2 |
| 11 | Královéhradecký kraj | 2 |
| 12 | Pardubický kraj | 1 |
| Total CZ | 52 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Praha | 6 |
| 2 | Kadaň | 5 |
| 3 | Mladá Boleslav | 3 |
| 4 | Sokolov | 3 |
| 5 | Mělník | 2 |
| 6 | Slaný | 2 |
| 7 | Kraslice | 2 |
| 8 | Litoměřice | 2 |
| 9 | Frýdlant | 2 |
| 10 | Jihlava | 2 |
| 11 | Brno | 2 |
| 12 | Bystřice pod Hostýnem | 2 |
| 13 | Frýdek-Místek | 2 |
| 14 | Ostrava | 2 |
| 15 | Brandýs nad Labem-Stará Boleslav | 1 |
| 16 | České Budějovice | 1 |
| 17 | Jindřichův Hradec | 1 |
| 18 | Prachatice | 1 |
| 19 | Strakonice | 1 |
| 20 | Vimperk | 1 |
| 21 | Soběslav | 1 |
| 22 | Karlovy Vary | 1 |
| 23 | Ústí nad Labem | 1 |
| 24 | Lovosice | 1 |
| 25 | Svitavy | 1 |
| 26 | Trutnov | 1 |
| 27 | Vrchlabí | 1 |
| 28 | Mikulov | 1 |
| 29 | Velké Meziříčí | 1 |
Historical trend by year of birth
Number of living bearers by year of birth (as of 2011, source: MV ČR archive).
Source: MV ČR – četnost příjmení (archiv) · Data year: 2011