Capitán Surname
Approximately 88 people bear this surname
Capitán Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 61 | 1:766,427 | 32,250 |
| Argentina | 4 | 1:10,685,854 | 219,200 |
| Mexico | 4 | 1:31,031,551 | 63,627 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| Costa Rica | 3 | 1:1,593,356 | 8,177 |
| Cuba | 2 | 1:5,761,358 | 13,825 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
The alternate forms: Capitan (8,676), Capitàn (3) & Căpitan (30) are calculated separately.
Capitán (37) may also be a first name.
Capitán Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Capitán Come From? nationality or country of origin
Capitán is found most frequently in Spain. It may appear as: Capitan, Capitàn or Căpitan. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Capitán? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,994,173rd most frequently held surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 82,813,022 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 74 percent of Capitán live; 69 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 69 percent live in Iberian Europe. Capitán is also the 1,688,769th most numerous first name in the world. It is borne by 37 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Spain, where it is borne by 61 people, or 1 in 766,427. In Spain Capitán is most common in: Andalusia, where 38 percent live, Madrid, where 33 percent live and Catalonia, where 18 percent live. Apart from Spain it occurs in 14 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 5 percent live and Mexico, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capitan | 95 | 8,676 | / |
| Capitàn | 95 | 3 | / |
| Căpitan | 90 | 30 | / |
| Kapitán | 86 | 278 | / |
| Capiton | 86 | 39 | / |
| Capitain | 80 | 549 | / |
| Capitant | 80 | 135 | / |
| Capitein | 80 | 75 | / |
| Capiteyn | 80 | 37 | / |
| Capitone | 80 | 36 | / |
| Capitane | 80 | 33 | / |
| Capistan | 80 | 16 | / |
| Chapiton | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chapitan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Capiston | 80 | 1 | / |
| Capitong | 80 | 1 | / |
| Capaitan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Capitaine | 75 | 5,644 | / |
| Capistane | 75 | 13 | / |
| Capitão | 71 | 12,914 | / |
| Kapitan | 71 | 6,936 | / |
| Kapitánová | 71 | 274 | / |
| Copitan | 71 | 249 | / |
| Kapiton | 71 | 88 | / |
| Capetan | 71 | 58 | / |
| Zapitan | 71 | 24 | / |
| Capitonova | 71 | 8 | / |
| Capitanova | 71 | 4 | / |
| Capeton | 71 | 3 | / |
| Chapiotain | 71 | 3 | / |
| Capisttant | 71 | 1 | / |
| Capistanhe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chapaitoon | 71 | 1 | / |
| Capitainne | 71 | 1 | / |
| Capitam | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chapeton | 67 | 1,437 | / |
| Kapitein | 67 | 662 | / |
| Capestan | 67 | 130 | / |
| Kapitain | 67 | 87 | / |
| Kapiteyn | 67 | 70 | / |
| Chapetón | 67 | 20 | / |
| Kapitane | 67 | 19 | / |
| Chopiton | 67 | 17 | / |
| Zabpitan | 67 | 17 | / |
| Kapitaan | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kapitant | 67 | 7 | / |
| Chaipaitoon | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kapithan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Capeetan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khapitan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kkapitan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Capeston | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chapetan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Capetain | 67 | 1 | / |
| Capytein | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kapaiton | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cappeton | 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 Capitán
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