Family name Kapnist (Kapnist 
, Капнист 
, Капніст ) , throughout the world, is a very rare surname. The surname Kapnist is characteristic of Ukraine, where it is a very rare surname, France, and Russia, where it is an extremely rare surname. Very seldom, Kapnist is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Kapnist | France |
| Капнист | Russia, Ukraine |
| Капніст | Ukraine |
| vasyl kapnist Russian military officer (b. 1701) |
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ivan kapnist (b. 1794) |
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aleksey kapnist (b. 1796) |
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pyotr kapnist Russian writer (1830-1898), IT (b. 1830) |
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vasily kapnist Russian nobleman (b. 1838) |
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pjotr kapnist Russian diplomat (1839-1904), AT (b. 1839) |
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| semyon kapnist (b. 1791) |
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| p. i. kapnist (b. 1830) |
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| mariya kapnist (b. 1848) |
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| serge kapnist FR (b. 1915) |
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