Caplain Surname

282,966th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,362 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Caplain Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Caplain Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1,2381:53,6537,073
United States521:6,970,364322,914
Israel501:171,15317,369
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
England31:18,572,686338,250
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Caplain Last Name Facts

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

The surname Caplain is found most in France. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Caplain? popularity and diffusion

The last name Caplain is the 282,966th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 5,350,621 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 92 percent of Caplain are found; 92 percent are found in Western Europe and 92 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

The surname is most frequently used in France, where it is borne by 1,238 people, or 1 in 53,653. In France it is most frequent in: Hauts-de-France, where 28 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 20 percent are found and Normandy, where 14 percent are found. Apart from France this last name occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 4 percent are found and Israel, where 4 percent are found.

Caplain Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Caplain has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Caplain last name expanded 743 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 150 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Caplain Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Caplain surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Caplain earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 4.42% more than the national average, earning $45,058 USD per year and in Canada they earn 43.15% less than the national average, earning $28,246 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chaplain936,570/
Casplain930/
Caplan9210,706/
Chapplain8876/
Chaplaine881/
Chaplan86134/
Capland86106/
Caplane8628/
Kaplain8625/
Caplant8618/
Caplang8610/
Czaplan865/
Zaplain864/
Coplain864/
Capplan863/
Capline863/
Kcaplan861/
Caplian861/
Capllan861/
Cadplan861/
Caplien860/
Caplann860/
Capellan8018,543/
Capillan801,509/
Choplain80553/
Chapline80465/
Caplanne80173/
Chaplian8076/
Chaplyan8023/
Kapplain8010/
Caipelan809/
Chabplan806/
Kaiplain804/
Chapplan804/
Caupland801/
Chaplein801/
Caplienė801/
Coplatin801/
Chaplean800/
Coplaine800/
Chaplane800/
Kaplan77247,654/
Coplan771,428/
Qaplan77834/
Zaplan77391/
Caplen77341/
Čaplan772/
Caplán772/
Caplam771/
Caspillan751,109/
Caipillan75752/
Caspellan7586/
Chapphlan7586/
Chapellan7578/
Capelline7544/
Capillian7519/
Cappellan7513/
Capellane756/
Capellian753/
Caplanova753/
Chaplahyn753/
Capellaen751/
Capplehan751/
Capellean751/
Capelllan751/
Capilllan751/
Chapplian750/
Copland716,330/
Coplien71151/
Chaplen7198/
Couplan7151/
Tsaplan7151/
Kaplane7141/
Kapplan7120/
Coplein7117/
Ceaplen7113/
Caspillian7111/
Kaplann715/
Kaplein715/
Coplant715/
Choplan713/
Kaplaun713/
Kapllan713/
Chaplahyna713/
Coplean712/
Copline712/
Kapline712/
Kaplian712/
Kahplan711/
Kaplant711/
Kaplien711/
Casplen711/
Coplang711/
Cappellane711/
Kaplaan711/
Kaploin711/
Kaplyan711/
Caploun711/
Cappelland711/
Kaaplan711/
Cophlan710/
Capplen710/
Coplian710/
Coplann710/
Coplane710/
Coupland676,110/
Capellán67363/
Choplyan67355/
Coopland67219/
Kaplıhan6748/
Coplaten6746/
Cioplean6725/
Kaplayan6723/
Copleand6718/
Tchaplen6716/
Coppland6711/
Kaploian6710/
Kapellan679/
Capellam677/
Copellan672/
Capellañ672/
Kaployan672/
Kaployin672/
Kaploing672/
Cheiplan671/
Couphlan671/
Kapleyin671/
Kapllant671/
Tsaplang671/
Caploune671/
Kaplyang671/
Chaplene671/
Cheaplen670/
Coplland670/
Copliand670/
Kaaplann670/
Kapplein670/
Cooplean670/
Kappline670/
Chappellean670/
Kaupline670/
Capplene670/
Kapplahn670/
Coopline670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Caplain
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