Capatan Surname

503,100th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 653 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Capatan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Capatan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania3911:51,3506,345
Philippines2431:416,61852,628
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

The alternate forms: Căpătan (75) & Cäpätan (1) are calculated separately.

Capatan Last Name Facts

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

Capatan is held by more people in Romania than any other country/territory. It may be found as: Căpătan or Cäpätan. For other potential spellings of Capatan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Capatan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Capatan is the 503,100th most commonly used family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 11,160,101 people. The last name Capatan occurs predominantly in Europe, where 60 percent of Capatan reside; 60 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 60 percent reside in Romanian Europe.

The last name Capatan is most frequently held in Romania, where it is carried by 391 people, or 1 in 51,350. In Romania Capatan is most prevalent in: Galați County, where 78 percent are found, Vâlcea County, where 12 percent are found and Hunedoara County, where 9 percent are found. Other than Romania this last name exists in 9 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 37 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.

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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
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  • 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 Capatan
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