Capu Surname
Approximately 406 people bear this surname
Capu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 213 | 1:3,601,246 | 101,367 |
| South Africa | 114 | 1:475,243 | 39,351 |
| Indonesia | 29 | 1:4,560,317 | 223,141 |
| Taiwan | 20 | 1:1,172,237 | 8,044 |
| Brazil | 11 | 1:19,461,303 | 329,560 |
| Argentina | 8 | 1:5,342,927 | 168,491 |
| Chile | 4 | 1:4,404,118 | 44,633 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
The alternate forms: Çapu (3) are calculated separately.
Capu (592) may also be a first name.
Capu Demographics
Average Capu Salary in
South Africa
R 81,756
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Capu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Capu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Capu (Hindi: चापू) is carried by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant: Çapu. For other possible spellings of Capu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Capu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 718,674th most common family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 17,949,620 people. Capu occurs predominantly in Asia, where 63 percent of Capu are found; 52 percent are found in South Asia and 52 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 343,796th most widely held first name globally, held by 592 people.
Capu is most frequently used in India, where it is borne by 213 people, or 1 in 3,601,246. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Tamil Nadu, where 92 percent reside, Madhya Pradesh, where 7 percent reside and Chhattisgarh, where 0 percent reside. Outside of India this last name is found in 13 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 28 percent reside and Indonesia, where 7 percent reside.
Capu Last Name Statistics demography
Capu earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 65.6% less than the national average, earning R 81,756 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Capu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Capu in the Hindi language | ||
| चापू | capu | 77.78 |
| चापु | capu | 22.22 |
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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 Capu
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