Capanas Surname

249,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,592 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Capanas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Capanas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines1,5261:66,34211,331
United States231:15,759,084542,937
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
Qatar91:262,00030,726
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

The alternate forms: Capañas (2) & Çapanas (1) are calculated separately.

Capanas Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Capanas Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Capanas is more commonly found in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It can be found as: Capañas or Çapanas. For other potential spellings of Capanas click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Capanas? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 249,366th most frequently used last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,577,604 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Capanas live; 95 percent live in Southeast Asia and 95 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia.

It is most frequently used in The Philippines, where it is carried by 1,526 people, or 1 in 66,342. In The Philippines it is most common in: Central Luzon, where 30 percent are found, Western Visayas, where 29 percent are found and National Capital Region, where 9 percent are found. Aside from The Philippines this surname occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.

Capanas Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Capanas last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Capanas earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 2.95% more than the national average, earning $44,423 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.01% more than the national average, earning $62,107 CAD per year.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Capanas
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