Captain Surname
Approximately 9,771 people bear this surname
Captain Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2,076 | 1:85,329 | 5,995 |
| Malawi | 1,778 | 1:9,628 | 1,495 |
| Egypt | 1,769 | 1:51,970 | 5,050 |
| United States | 1,671 | 1:216,911 | 21,104 |
| South Africa | 396 | 1:136,812 | 15,826 |
| India | 373 | 1:2,056,476 | 69,972 |
| Iran | 350 | 1:219,379 | 17,240 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| Afghanistan | 121 | 1:265,729 | 4,407 |
| Tanzania | 101 | 1:524,174 | 34,222 |
| Canada | 98 | 1:375,975 | 33,576 |
| Guyana | 97 | 1:7,858 | 1,269 |
| Pakistan | 91 | 1:1,963,120 | 19,042 |
| Zimbabwe | 80 | 1:192,978 | 22,657 |
| Australia | 52 | 1:519,148 | 39,018 |
| England | 50 | 1:1,114,361 | 53,243 |
| Northern Ireland | 48 | 1:38,438 | 3,628 |
| Kuwait | 48 | 1:79,181 | 9,331 |
| France | 31 | 1:2,142,668 | 174,004 |
| Brazil | 29 | 1:7,381,874 | 170,034 |
| Botswana | 28 | 1:78,105 | 13,263 |
| Thailand | 27 | 1:2,616,235 | 275,741 |
| New Zealand | 25 | 1:181,133 | 19,287 |
| Iraq | 21 | 1:1,667,698 | 16,789 |
| Netherlands | 16 | 1:1,055,448 | 66,951 |
| Greece | 16 | 1:692,487 | 77,522 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| China | 13 | 1:105,178,582 | 5,529 |
| Kenya | 13 | 1:3,552,300 | 39,474 |
| United Arab Emirates | 12 | 1:763,523 | 25,625 |
| Bangladesh | 9 | 1:17,706,308 | 13,537 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Hong Kong | 9 | 1:815,054 | 3,802 |
| Sri Lanka | 9 | 1:2,312,062 | 9,186 |
| Liberia | 9 | 1:489,837 | 23,279 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| Israel | 8 | 1:1,069,704 | 62,476 |
| Guam | 8 | 1:20,015 | 3,029 |
| Uganda | 7 | 1:5,577,040 | 114,218 |
| Oman | 6 | 1:614,662 | 6,082 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 6 | 1:16,528 | 1,436 |
| Germany | 5 | 1:16,101,092 | 397,699 |
| Turkey | 5 | 1:15,564,284 | 149,633 |
| Myanmar | 4 | 1:12,984,496 | 1,309 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1:17,080,085 | 2,793 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Northern Cyprus | 2 | 1:159,506 | 9,062 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Mauritius | 2 | 1:646,708 | 13,517 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Greenland | 1 | 1:56,379 | 1,133 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 4 | 1:1,107,467 | 26,093 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 9 | 1:415,913 | 11,811 |
| England | 7 | 1:3,482,196 | 89,582 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 112 | 1:448,381 | 32,409 |
Captain (8,540) may also be a first name.
Captain Demographics
Captain Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Captain Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Captain Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Captain (Arabic: قبطان, Bengali: ক্যাপ্টেন, Hindi: कैप्टन, Marathi: रतन, Oriya: କଯ୍ାପେଟନ, Tibetan: སྐེབ་ཀྲེན།) is found most in Nigeria. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Captain.
How Common Is The Last Name Captain? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 52,372nd most commonly occurring surname in the world, held by around 1 in 745,834 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 64 percent of Captain reside; 23 percent reside in Southern Africa and 23 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Captain is also the 68,124th most common first name in the world, borne by 8,540 people.
The last name is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 2,076 people, or 1 in 85,329. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Bayelsa, where 57 percent reside, Gombe, where 12 percent reside and Rivers, where 10 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria it exists in 85 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 18 percent reside and Egypt, where 18 percent reside.
Captain Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Captain has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Captain surname expanded 1,492 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 714 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Captain Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Captain last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% being registered with the political party.
The amount Captain earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 7.85% more than the national average, earning R 256,284 per year; in United States they earn 11.37% less than the national average, earning $38,242 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.81% less than the national average, earning $48,287 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Captaine | 93 | 13 | / |
| Chaptain | 93 | 2 | / |
| Captaing | 93 | 1 | / |
| Captaian | 93 | 1 | / |
| Captan | 92 | 1,673 | / |
| Captaigne | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kaptain | 86 | 1,162 | / |
| Captein | 86 | 318 | / |
| Captijn | 86 | 147 | / |
| Capttan | 86 | 30 | / |
| Captant | 86 | 24 | / |
| Captien | 86 | 24 | / |
| Captine | 86 | 12 | / |
| Coptain | 86 | 4 | / |
| Caiptan | 86 | 3 | / |
| Chaptan | 86 | 3 | / |
| Captane | 86 | 2 | / |
| Cabtain | 86 | 1 | / |
| Captaim | 86 | 1 | / |
| Captann | 86 | 1 | / |
| Qaptain | 86 | 1 | / |
| Choptain | 80 | 65 | / |
| Kaptaine | 80 | 17 | / |
| Captijan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Capteijn | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chhaptan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kaiptain | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kaptan | 77 | 17,455 | / |
| Coptan | 77 | 159 | / |
| Zaptan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Cabtan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kaptein | 71 | 4,155 | / |
| Kaptijn | 71 | 331 | / |
| Kaptane | 71 | 153 | / |
| Kaptuin | 71 | 79 | / |
| Kaptajn | 71 | 20 | / |
| Capteyn | 71 | 20 | / |
| Kaptine | 71 | 12 | / |
| Kaiptan | 71 | 7 | / |
| Kaptien | 71 | 5 | / |
| Coptane | 71 | 4 | / |
| Keptain | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kaptaan | 71 | 2 | / |
| Capteim | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kabtain | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kaptoin | 71 | 1 | / |
| Captuen | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kaptayn | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kapteijn | 67 | 544 | / |
| Kapteine | 67 | 92 | / |
| Chabtane | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kaptuyin | 67 | 3 | / |
| Chabtien | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chabtine | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cabtahan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaptoyin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kasptein | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khapthan | 67 | 1 | / |
Captain Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Captain in the Tibetan language | ||
| སྐེབ་ཀྲེན། | kebtren | - |
| Captain in the Bengali language | ||
| ক্যাপ্টেন | kyaptena | - |
| Captain in the Hindi language | ||
| कैप्टन | kaiptana | 71.43 |
| केप्टन | keptana | 14.29 |
| कप्तान | kaptana | 14.29 |
| Captain in the Oriya language | ||
| କଯ୍ାପେଟନ | kayapetana | 57.14 |
| କଯ୍ାପେଟନ୍ | kayapetan | 42.86 |
| Captain in the Marathi language | ||
| रतन | ratana | 40 |
| कपतैन | kapataina | 40 |
| चटर्जी | catarji | 20 |
| Captain in the Arabic language | ||
| قبطان | qbtan | - |
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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 Captain
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