Capitaneanu Surname
Approximately 153 people bear this surname
Capitaneanu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 148 | 1:135,661 | 14,677 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Căpitaneanu (1) & Căpităneanu (82) are calculated separately.
Capitaneanu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Capitaneanu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Capitaneanu occurs most in Romania. It may also be rendered as a variant: Căpitaneanu or Căpităneanu. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Capitaneanu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,415,499th most widely held last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 47,631,019 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Capitaneanu reside; 97 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 97 percent reside in Romanian Europe.
It is most frequent in Romania, where it is carried by 148 people, or 1 in 135,661. In Romania it is mostly found in: Brăila County, where 81 percent live, Bucharest Municipality, where 18 percent live and Constanța County, where 1 percent live. Not including Romania this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Ireland, where 1 percent live and Belgium, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Căpitaneanu | 97 | 1 | / |
| Căpităneanu | 94 | 82 | / |
| Capitanan | 90 | 1 | / |
| Captanian | 80 | 10 | / |
| Capitanini | 76 | 241 | / |
| Kapitanyan | 76 | 32 | / |
| Kapitanian | 76 | 3 | / |
| Capitnan | 74 | 4 | / |
| Copadineanu | 73 | 12 | / |
| Gabitanan | 70 | 703 | / |
| Kaptanian | 70 | 22 | / |
| Kaptanyan | 70 | 9 | / |
| Gaptanyan | 70 | 1 | / |
| Captainino | 67 | 19 | / |
| Captinhane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kappitanon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Captnon | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Capitaneanu
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