Caplan Surname
Approximately 10,706 people bear this surname
Caplan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7,659 | 1:47,325 | 5,750 |
| Canada | 860 | 1:42,844 | 5,314 |
| England | 845 | 1:65,939 | 7,656 |
| France | 382 | 1:173,881 | 27,071 |
| Australia | 185 | 1:145,923 | 15,562 |
| Argentina | 162 | 1:263,848 | 21,282 |
| Romania | 119 | 1:168,722 | 17,453 |
| Scotland | 86 | 1:62,254 | 5,030 |
| South Africa | 66 | 1:820,874 | 55,153 |
| Germany | 58 | 1:1,388,025 | 86,120 |
| Brazil | 38 | 1:5,633,535 | 140,199 |
| Wales | 33 | 1:93,774 | 7,567 |
| Uruguay | 25 | 1:137,270 | 12,322 |
| New Zealand | 22 | 1:205,833 | 20,770 |
| Turkey | 19 | 1:4,095,864 | 99,768 |
| Thailand | 15 | 1:4,709,223 | 352,754 |
| Netherlands | 14 | 1:1,206,227 | 70,951 |
| Ireland | 14 | 1:336,353 | 12,021 |
| Israel | 12 | 1:713,136 | 47,700 |
| Russia | 11 | 1:13,102,096 | 377,010 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Mexico | 8 | 1:15,515,776 | 47,773 |
| Jersey | 7 | 1:14,172 | 2,872 |
| Moldova | 7 | 1:508,767 | 32,975 |
| Chile | 6 | 1:2,936,079 | 35,997 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Jamaica | 2 | 1:1,434,974 | 11,081 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 4 | 1:1,107,467 | 26,093 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 7 | 1:3,482,196 | 89,582 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,247,739 | 24,719 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 21 | 1:2,391,366 | 115,093 |
The alternate forms: Čaplan (2), Caplán (2) & Čaplán (9) are calculated separately.
Caplan (34) may also be a first name.
Caplan Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Guttural forms of Chaplin, q.v.
(German, Polish) An Anglicization of Kaplan, q.v.
User-submitted Reference
Possibly Anglicized from Kaplan, a common surname among Ashkenazi Jews in Europe, that may translate as 'chaplain'.
- raychikCaplan Demographics
Average Caplan Salary in
United States
$55,246 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Caplan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Caplan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Caplan is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also occur as: Čaplan, Caplán or Čaplán. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Caplan? popularity and diffusion
The surname Caplan is the 48,217th most common last name globally It is held by around 1 in 680,697 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 66 percent of Caplan live; 64 percent live in North America and 62 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,775,424th most frequently occurring forename on earth It is held by 34 people.
The last name Caplan is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 7,659 people, or 1 in 47,325. In The United States it is mostly found in: Maryland, where 21 percent live, California, where 10 percent live and Florida, where 8 percent live. Besides The United States this last name is found in 54 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 8 percent live and England, where 8 percent live.
Caplan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Caplan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Caplan surname grew 36,471 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 12,071 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 2,867 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 350 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Caplan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Caplan last name is principally Jewish (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States Caplan are 42.96% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 96.19% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Caplan earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 44.7% less than the national average, earning 191,369 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 3.76% less than the national average, earning R 228,696 per year; in United States they earn 28.04% more than the national average, earning $55,246 USD per year and in Canada they earn 50.14% more than the national average, earning $74,596 CAD per year.
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Caplan Reference & Research
Kaplan FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
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