Capstan Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Capstan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 15 | 1:3,347,912 | 150,340 |
Capstan (12) may also be a first name.
Capstan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Capstan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Capstan is borne by more people in Australia than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Capstan? popularity and diffusion
It is the 8,968,613th most frequent surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. It is primarily found in Oceania, where 50 percent of Capstan are found; 50 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 25 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Capstan is also the 3,306,491st most frequent forename throughout the world It is held by 12 people.
It is most frequent in Australia, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 26,995,701. In Australia Capstan is primarily found in: Cocos Islands, where 100 percent live. Beside Australia this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 25 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 25 percent live.
Capstan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Capstan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Capstan last name declined 93 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capston | 86 | 0 | / |
| Kapshtan | 80 | 51 | / |
| Capstein | 80 | 7 | / |
| Capstone | 80 | 7 | / |
| Kapstane | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chapston | 80 | 0 | / |
| Cavston | 71 | 1 | / |
| Copston | 71 | 0 | / |
| Kapstein | 67 | 84 | / |
| Kopstain | 67 | 44 | / |
| Copstein | 67 | 33 | / |
| Sapstein | 67 | 14 | / |
| Sahbstan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sabstain | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kappstein | 63 | 11 | / |
| Kopsztajn | 63 | 8 | / |
| Capchtein | 63 | 1 | / |
| Copfstein | 63 | 1 | / |
| Kobstan | 57 | 100 | / |
| Sabston | 57 | 6 | / |
| Kopstein | 53 | 367 | / |
| Kepstein | 53 | 31 | / |
| Khobstan | 53 | 10 | / |
| Kabstein | 53 | 5 | / |
| Köpstein | 53 | 2 | / |
| Kobstain | 53 | 1 | / |
| Kopfstein | 50 | 80 | / |
| Koppstein | 50 | 12 | / |
| Kopshteyn | 50 | 6 | / |
| Khopstein | 50 | 3 | / |
| Kopstoing | 50 | 1 | / |
| Keipstein | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Capstan
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