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Family name Kappen (Kapa , Kappe , Kappen ) , all around the world, is a common cognomen. The cognomen Kappen is characteristic of Montenegro, where it is quite a common surname, Lesotho, and Papua New Guinea, where it is quite a rare surname. Not in comparison with a country's population, it most frequently occurs in India, Germany, and South Africa. Also, Kappen is the forename as well as the last name.