Caplan Surname

48,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,706 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jersey

Caplan Surname Definition:

Guttural forms of Chaplin, q.v.

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Caplan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7,6591:47,3255,750
Canada8601:42,8445,314
England8451:65,9397,656
France3821:173,88127,071
Australia1851:145,92315,562
Argentina1621:263,84821,282
Romania1191:168,72217,453
Scotland861:62,2545,030
South Africa661:820,87455,153
Germany581:1,388,02586,120
Brazil381:5,633,535140,199
Wales331:93,7747,567
Uruguay251:137,27012,322
New Zealand221:205,83320,770
Turkey191:4,095,86499,768
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
Netherlands141:1,206,22770,951
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Israel121:713,13647,700
Russia111:13,102,096377,010
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Mexico81:15,515,77647,773
Jersey71:14,1722,872
Moldova71:508,76732,975
Chile61:2,936,07935,997
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
China21:683,660,78330,601
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Guam11:160,1214,893
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

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.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(German, Polish) An Anglicization of Kaplan, q.v.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

Possibly Anglicized from Kaplan, a common surname among Ashkenazi Jews in Europe, that may translate as 'chaplain'.

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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 most common in The United States. It can also be rendered as a variant: Čaplan, Caplán or Čaplán. Click here to see other possible spellings of Caplan.

How Common Is The Last Name Caplan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 48,217th most commonly occurring surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 680,697 people. The surname Caplan occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 66 percent of Caplan reside; 64 percent reside in North America and 62 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Caplan is also the 1,775,424th most prevalent first name internationally It is held by 34 people.

This surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 7,659 people, or 1 in 47,325. In The United States Caplan is mostly concentrated in: Maryland, where 21 percent reside, California, where 10 percent reside and Florida, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this last name exists in 54 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 8 percent reside and England, where 8 percent reside.

Caplan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Caplan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Caplan surname increased 36,471 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 12,071 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 2,867 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 350 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Caplan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Caplan last name is predominantly Jewish (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Caplan surname are 42.96% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 96.19% registered with 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Čaplan942/
Caplán942/
Caplain921,362/
Chaplan92134/
Capland92106/
Caplane9228/
Caplant9218/
Caplang9210/
Czaplan925/
Capplan923/
Kcaplan921/
Caplian921/
Capllan921/
Cadplan921/
Scaplan920/
Caplann920/
Čaplán899/
Capellan8618,543/
Chaplain866,570/
Capillan861,509/
Caplanne86173/
Chaplian8676/
Chaplyan8623/
Caipelan869/
Chabplan866/
Chapplan864/
Caupland861/
Chaplean860/
Casplain860/
Chaplane860/
Kaplan83247,654/
Saplan831,702/
Coplan831,428/
Qaplan83834/
Zaplan83391/
Caplon8334/
Japlan833/
Caplam831/
Caspillan801,109/
Caipillan80752/
Caspellan8086/
Chapphlan8086/
Chapellan8078/
Chapplain8076/
Capillian8019/
Cappellan8013/
Capellane806/
Capellian803/
Caplanova803/
Chaplahyn803/
Chaplaine801/
Capplehan801/
Capellean801/
Capelllan801/
Capilllan801/
Chapplian800/
Copland776,330/
Couplan7751/
Tsaplan7751/
Saplian7751/
Saplaan7742/
Kaplane7741/
Japlaun7729/
Kaplain7725/
Kapplan7720/
Caplong7719/
Caploon7711/
Kaplann775/
Coplant775/
Zaplain774/
Coplain774/
Choplan773/
Kaplaun773/
Kapllan773/
Chaplon772/
Coplean772/
Kaplian772/
Kahplan771/
Kaplant771/
Caplone771/
Japlaan771/
Coplang771/
Japlang771/
Kaplaan771/
Kaplyan771/
Caploun771/
Jaiplan771/
Kaaplan771/
Cophlan770/
Coplian770/
Coplann770/
Coplane770/
Caspillian7511/
Chaplahyna753/
Cappellane751/
Cappelland751/
Coupland716,110/
Zaplatin711,119/
Capillon71589/
Choplain71553/
Capellán71363/
Choplyan71355/
Coopland71219/
Saiplian71171/
Zaplatyn7154/
Kaplıhan7148/
Coplaten7146/
Cioplean7125/
Capllonh7123/
Copleand7118/
Coppland7111/
Kapplain7110/
Kapellan719/
Capellam717/
Capellon716/
Sapillan716/
Capleone714/
Kaiplain714/
Copellan712/
Capellañ712/
Chaplein711/
Cheiplan711/
Couphlan711/
Kapllant711/
Tsaplang711/
Caploune711/
Coplatin711/
Kaplyang711/
Saipllan711/
Jaiplean711/
Coplland710/
Copliand710/
Kaaplann710/
Cooplean710/
Coplaine710/
Chappellean710/
Kapplahn710/
Soplan672,232/
Kaplanová671,360/
Kaplon67698/
Kapłan67620/
Chapillon67508/
Kaplanova67414/
Koplan67364/
Coplon67306/
Chapellon67167/
Saplon67129/
Japlon6738/
Joplan6735/
Zoplan6734/
Kaplán6732/
Cappellon6712/
Keplan678/
Khaiplian677/
Coplateng677/
Keadplang676/
Coplam672/
Čaplanová672/
Capillion672/
Cappillon672/
Qaplanova671/
Caspellon671/
Caspillon671/
Capellone671/
Copelland671/
Coplleand671/
Coupleand671/
Zaplanova671/
Káplan671/
Tsaplagne671/
Caipillán671/
Cappleham671/
Capłon671/
Choiplian671/
Keadplian671/

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