Capt Surname

435,773rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 788 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Capt Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Capt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland5691:14,4342,376
France1521:436,99263,144
Indonesia321:4,132,787209,071
England111:5,065,278148,650
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

Capt (29,937) may also be a first name.

Capt Last Name Facts

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

The last name Capt (Hindi: कैप्टन) occurs more in Switzerland more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Capt? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 435,773rd most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 9,248,155 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 93 percent of Capt live; 91 percent live in Western Europe and 82 percent live in Gallo-Europe. Capt is also the 27,936th most commonly occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 29,937 people.

The last name Capt is most frequent in Switzerland, where it is borne by 569 people, or 1 in 14,434. In Switzerland Capt is most numerous in: Canton of Vaud, where 71 percent are found, Republic and Canton of Geneva, where 9 percent are found and Canton of Thurgau, where 4 percent are found. Beside Switzerland it exists in 14 countries. It also occurs in France, where 19 percent are found and Indonesia, where 4 percent are found.

Capt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Capt has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Capt last name grew 275 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chapt89190/
Capte894/
Capts893/
Czapt891/
Capth891/
Cap't891/
Cap8619,440/
Chapte80256/
Cappte801/
Ciapet801/
Chappt801/
Cape758,794/
Capp754,176/
Caps75980/
Copt75302/
Sapt75287/
Caup75181/
Casp75157/
Zapt7567/
Caap7543/
Cahp7543/
Kapt7525/
Caip7519/
Capf7513/
Caph7510/
Cayp754/
Cavt753/
Catp753/
Ceap753/
Hcap752/
Cabt752/
Capz752/
Cazp752/
Qcap751/
Cabp751/
Cadp751/
Catb751/
Chaipet73606/
Chaypet734/
Capps6725,917/
Caspe6710,303/
Cappe672,660/
Chaiphet671,814/
Kapte671,716/
Caipe671,007/
Cheap67311/
Caupp67146/
Zajpt6780/
Saipt6748/
Caupe6737/
Kaupt6736/
Zapte6727/
Japte6726/
Jaupt6726/
Cahap6726/
Chaipeth6719/
Copte6716/
Scopt6711/
Kapts678/
Khapt677/
Saapt677/
Zaypt675/
Caphe674/
Cappz674/
Copts673/
Cabte673/
Coopt672/
Caphs672/
Caisp672/
Japht672/
Chavt672/
Cheaphet672/
Gcape672/
Kaept671/
Cappf671/
Cavtt671/
Hcaps671/
Cap'e671/
Tchapthe671/
Caipf671/
Caype671/
Cazpe671/
Cauzp671/
Coptt671/
Chayphet671/
Capss671/
Cqaip671/
Caaip671/
Ciopt671/
Tcheapet671/
Zaipt671/
Caape671/
Tschappt671/
Sapht670/
Coupt670/
Kapth670/
Copth670/

Capt Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Capt in the Hindi language
कैप्टनkaiptana90
कैपटनkaipatana10

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Footnotes

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