Capitus Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Guyana
Highest density in:
Guyana

Capitus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Capitus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Guyana91:84,6916,279
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137

Capitus Last Name Facts

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

The surname Capitus is more commonly found in Guyana than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Capitus? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,063,924th most commonly held last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Capitus are found; 90 percent are found in South America and 90 percent are found in Gallo-Germanic South America.

The last name Capitus is most commonly used in Guyana, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 84,691. In Guyana it is mostly concentrated in: Demerara-Mahaica, where 100 percent live. Besides Guyana this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Antigua and Barbuda, where 10 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Capitu9230/
Capitos8636/
Capitou861/
Capiotou802/
Capitaux801/
Kapitu7757/
Capitó774/
Capitú771/
Capitão7112,914/
Kapitau71127/
Kapitos715/
Kapytus712/
Capitoe710/
Kapithui6721/
Kapiotou675/
Kappitau673/
Kapeitui671/
Kapetu62106/
Kopitu6217/
Koipitu5731/
Kapetou578/
Kaphetu574/
Kapetau574/
Kapeatu572/
Kopitou571/
Kapetos571/
Kopytus571/
Kappetu571/
Capetoe570/
Kapettos531/

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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 Capitus
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