Captan Surname
Approximately 1,673 people bear this surname
Captan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 901 | 1:29,990 | 3,547 |
| Pakistan | 400 | 1:446,610 | 8,035 |
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| United States | 114 | 1:3,179,464 | 183,182 |
| Philippines | 34 | 1:2,977,595 | 140,497 |
| India | 16 | 1:47,941,586 | 492,263 |
| Canada | 15 | 1:2,456,373 | 146,130 |
| England | 14 | 1:3,979,861 | 125,553 |
| Australia | 12 | 1:2,249,642 | 97,973 |
| Liberia | 7 | 1:629,791 | 27,063 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Captan (1,863) may also be a first name.
Captan Demographics
Average Captan Salary in
United States
$54,569 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Captain | 92 | 9,771 | / |
| Capttan | 92 | 30 | / |
| Captant | 92 | 24 | / |
| Caiptan | 92 | 3 | / |
| Chaptan | 92 | 3 | / |
| Captane | 92 | 2 | / |
| Captann | 92 | 1 | / |
| Captaine | 86 | 13 | / |
| Chaptain | 86 | 2 | / |
| Captaing | 86 | 1 | / |
| Chhaptan | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kaptan | 83 | 17,455 | / |
| Capton | 83 | 163 | / |
| Coptan | 83 | 159 | / |
| Saptan | 83 | 31 | / |
| Japtan | 83 | 1 | / |
| Cabtan | 83 | 1 | / |
| Zaptan | 83 | 1 | / |
| Captaigne | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kaptain | 77 | 1,162 | / |
| Captein | 77 | 318 | / |
| Kaptane | 77 | 153 | / |
| Chapton | 77 | 128 | / |
| Caphton | 77 | 24 | / |
| Kaptajn | 77 | 20 | / |
| Capteyn | 77 | 20 | / |
| Kaiptan | 77 | 7 | / |
| Japhtan | 77 | 5 | / |
| Coptain | 77 | 4 | / |
| Coptane | 77 | 4 | / |
| Captone | 77 | 3 | / |
| Saptain | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kaptaan | 77 | 2 | / |
| Cabtain | 77 | 1 | / |
| Qaptain | 77 | 1 | / |
| Captton | 77 | 1 | / |
| Japthan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Captaim | 77 | 1 | / |
| Captong | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kaptayn | 77 | 1 | / |
| Choptain | 71 | 65 | / |
| Kaptaine | 71 | 17 | / |
| Japhthan | 71 | 12 | / |
| Chabtane | 71 | 7 | / |
| Chaptone | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kaiptain | 71 | 1 | / |
| Capteijn | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cabtahan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khapthan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cheapton | 71 | 0 | / |
| Koptan | 67 | 1,022 | / |
| Sabtan | 67 | 600 | / |
| Qabtan | 67 | 519 | / |
| Kabtan | 67 | 128 | / |
| Qoptan | 67 | 122 | / |
| Keptan | 67 | 52 | / |
| Zoptan | 67 | 35 | / |
| Kapton | 67 | 33 | / |
| Zapton | 67 | 23 | / |
| Copton | 67 | 11 | / |
| Kaptanova | 67 | 9 | / |
| Sapton | 67 | 7 | / |
| Tchoptang | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaptań | 67 | 1 | / |
| Japton | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jabtan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tchoptant | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cobtan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ckapthong | 67 | 1 | / |
Captan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Captan in the Hindi language | ||
| कैप्टन | kaiptana | 75 |
| कप्तान | kaptana | 12.5 |
| केप्टन | keptana | 12.5 |
| Captan in the Marathi language | ||
| टन | tana | 66.67 |
| कौटन | kautana | 33.33 |
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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
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- 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 Captan
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