Captan Surname

239,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,673 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Captan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Captan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana9011:29,9903,547
Pakistan4001:446,6108,035
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
United States1141:3,179,464183,182
Philippines341:2,977,595140,497
India161:47,941,586492,263
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
England141:3,979,861125,553
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Liberia71:629,79127,063
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
France11:66,422,722504,397
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Captan (1,863) may also be a first name.

Captan Last Name Facts

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

Captan (Hindi: कैप्टन, Marathi: टन) is held by more people in Ghana than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Captan.

How Common Is The Last Name Captan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Captan is the 239,402nd most commonly occurring family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 4,355,975 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 62 percent of Captan reside; 54 percent reside in West Africa and 54 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Captan is also the 176,421st most numerous first name in the world, held by 1,863 people.

The last name is most frequent in Ghana, where it is borne by 901 people, or 1 in 29,990. Other than Ghana this surname exists in 30 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 24 percent reside and Egypt, where 7 percent reside.

Captan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Captan has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 11,400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Captan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Captan surname are 35.01% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 88.24% registered with the political party.

The amount Captan earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 26.47% more than the national average, earning $54,569 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.18% less than the national average, earning $39,160 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Captain929,771/
Capttan9230/
Captant9224/
Caiptan923/
Chaptan923/
Captane922/
Captann921/
Captaine8613/
Chaptain862/
Captaing861/
Chhaptan861/
Kaptan8317,455/
Capton83163/
Coptan83159/
Saptan8331/
Japtan831/
Cabtan831/
Zaptan831/
Captaigne801/
Kaptain771,162/
Captein77318/
Kaptane77153/
Chapton77128/
Caphton7724/
Kaptajn7720/
Capteyn7720/
Kaiptan777/
Japhtan775/
Coptain774/
Coptane774/
Captone773/
Saptain772/
Kaptaan772/
Cabtain771/
Qaptain771/
Captton771/
Japthan771/
Captaim771/
Captong771/
Kaptayn771/
Choptain7165/
Kaptaine7117/
Japhthan7112/
Chabtane717/
Chaptone711/
Kaiptain711/
Capteijn711/
Cabtahan711/
Khapthan711/
Cheapton710/
Koptan671,022/
Sabtan67600/
Qabtan67519/
Kabtan67128/
Qoptan67122/
Keptan6752/
Zoptan6735/
Kapton6733/
Zapton6723/
Copton6711/
Kaptanova679/
Sapton677/
Tchoptang671/
Kaptań671/
Japton671/
Jabtan671/
Tchoptant671/
Cobtan671/
Ckapthong671/

Captan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Captan in the Hindi language
कैप्टनkaiptana75
कप्तानkaptana12.5
केप्टनkeptana12.5
Captan in the Marathi language
टनtana66.67
कौटनkautana33.33

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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 Captan
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