Capito Surname

66,770th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,461 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Ecuador

Capito Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Capito Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines3,5171:28,7854,073
Ecuador1,2021:13,2332,061
United States8511:425,92136,838
Portugal4911:21,2181,467
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
Mexico2481:500,5098,972
Germany2231:361,01134,636
Brazil2041:1,049,38436,911
Italy1371:446,39947,649
South Africa691:785,18453,751
Canada421:877,27667,671
Australia341:793,99150,673
Mozambique251:1,090,4631,880
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Angola161:1,686,8263,823
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
São Tomé and Príncipe111:16,129920
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
Gabon91:209,9102,378
England91:6,190,895170,599
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Venezuela61:5,034,01343,431
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Trinidad and Tobago61:227,32910,175
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
France11:66,422,722504,397
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States551:913,06755,053

The alternate forms: Capitò (8) & Capitó (4) are calculated separately.

Capito (60) may also be a first name.

Capito Last Name Facts

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

Capito is found most in The Philippines. It can appear as a variant: Capitò or Capitó. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Capito? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 66,770th most commonly occurring last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 976,752 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 48 percent of Capito are found; 47 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 47 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,270,172nd most numerous first name at a global level. It is borne by 60 people.

The surname is most frequent in The Philippines, where it is held by 3,517 people, or 1 in 28,785. In The Philippines Capito is most common in: Eastern Visayas, where 19 percent live, Northern Mindanao, where 16 percent live and Calabarzon, where 16 percent live. Besides The Philippines it is found in 37 countries. It is also common in Ecuador, where 16 percent live and The United States, where 11 percent live.

Capito Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Capito has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Capito last name grew 1,547 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Capito Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Capito surname are 19.19% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 65.96% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Capito earn in different countries varies markedly. In Italy they earn 22.46% less than the national average, earning €23,284 per year; in South Africa they earn 15.41% more than the national average, earning R 274,248 per year; in United States they earn 4.54% more than the national average, earning $45,110 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.63% less than the national average, earning $43,408 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Capitò948/
Capitó944/
Caspito92208/
Capitos9236/
Capioto9233/
Capisto9231/
Chapito9210/
Scapito929/
Capuito928/
Capitto927/
Capitoa923/
Capitou921/
Capitåo921/
Capieto920/
Capiotto86483/
Scappito8629/
Capietto8625/
Capiotou862/
Capitost861/
Cappioto861/
Caputo8373,566/
Capita8326,194/
Kapito8310,824/
Capeto83294/
Sapito8336/
Copito8311/
Zapito833/
Capità831/
Capitá831/
Chapita774,844/
Caputto771,165/
Cospito77580/
Kapaito77477/
Capitta77353/
Capista77286/
Kapitho77203/
Capitas77136/
Caspita7796/
Saphito7777/
Capetto7753/
Cappeto7752/
Capitaz7750/
Chapeto7726/
Chopito7726/
Kapitoy7719/
Kapitoh7717/
Capputo7715/
Scapita7712/
Jaspito779/
Seapito776/
Cóspito774/
Capuita774/
Caputoy774/
Japitoh771/
Kapeito771/
Czapita771/
Capieta771/
Sapoito771/
Zapieto771/
Kapioto771/
Cappetto71295/
Cappitta71182/
Scapitta7158/
Chapetto7131/
Chappita7121/
Ciapetto7117/
Capputto716/
Kapiotou715/
Khaphito714/
Scapetto714/
Chapaita711/
Capitaux711/
Capeetto711/
Kapita6716,589/
Kaputo6712,519/
Caputa673,269/
Chapiteau67616/
Kopito67459/
Copita67445/
Capeta67272/
Sapita67265/
Capătă67147/
Copeto67144/
Kapeto67120/
Japita6766/
Chappetto6747/
Scoppitto6736/
Sopito6728/
Kepito6712/
Sapeto679/
Scappetto677/
Zapita674/
Coputo672/
Kapyto671/
Qaputo671/
Cápita671/
Capăta671/

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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 Capito
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