Caputo Surname

7,716th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 73,566 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Caputo Surname Definition:

(Italian) One with a large or unusual head; one who was stubborn or dull-witted.

Caputo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy39,0141:1,56873
United States14,3251:25,3033,185
Angola7,8881:3,422516
Argentina3,6951:11,5681,073
Brazil2,7781:77,0612,883
Canada1,4041:26,2433,513
Australia1,0941:24,6763,370
France9981:66,5569,180
Switzerland4751:17,2902,840
Germany4081:197,31722,722
Dominican Republic2621:39,8202,154
Venezuela1951:154,8934,717
Spain1761:265,63716,656
Belgium1631:70,53211,263
Paraguay1531:47,2991,392
England1491:373,94726,392
Uruguay861:39,9044,565
Chile481:367,01010,126
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Colombia231:2,077,13412,400
Netherlands231:734,22557,169
Thailand201:3,531,917315,217
Philippines201:5,061,911170,869
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
Mexico121:10,343,85040,270
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Czechia101:1,063,34780,937
Austria101:851,54467,454
Monaco71:5,295668
Antigua and Barbuda61:16,5281,436
China61:227,886,92811,701
Guatemala41:4,020,6677,726
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Cayman Islands41:15,9731,430
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Saint Lucia31:59,5942,472
Liechtenstein31:12,7931,395
Albania31:971,35222,477
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Falkland Islands11:3,132317
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Caputo (444) may also be a first name.

Caputo Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Italian) One with a large or unusual head; one who was stubborn or dull-witted.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Caputo Last Name Facts

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

Caputo occurs most in Italy. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Caputo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Caputo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 7,716th most frequently occurring last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 99,061 people. The last name Caputo is primarily found in Europe, where 56 percent of Caputo live; 53 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 53 percent live in Italic Europe. It is also the 406,780th most common forename internationally, held by 444 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Italy, where it is carried by 39,014 people, or 1 in 1,568. In Italy Caputo is primarily found in: Apulia, where 31 percent are found, Campania, where 29 percent are found and Calabria, where 8 percent are found. Outside of Italy this last name occurs in 65 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 19 percent are found and Angola, where 11 percent are found.

Caputo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Caputo has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Caputo surname increased 716,250 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Caputo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Caputo are 0.51% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 52.72% being registered with the political party.

The amount Caputo earn in different countries varies markedly. In Italy they earn 3.64% less than the national average, earning €28,936 per year; in South Africa they earn 30.6% less than the national average, earning R 164,916 per year; in Colombia they earn 19.3% more than the national average, earning $27,084,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 16.26% more than the national average, earning $50,163 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.63% more than the national average, earning $57,450 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Caputto921,165/
Capauto9247/
Capputo9215/
Capuito928/
Caputoy924/
Capouto922/
Caputot921/
Scaputo921/
Capuzto921/
Chapouto8672/
Capputto866/
Chapauto861/
Kaputo8312,519/
Capito837,461/
Saputo833,283/
Caputa833,269/
Capoto83114/
Coputo832/
Zaputo832/
Qaputo831/
Kapusto77572/
Ciaputa77558/
Chaputa77167/
Capueta7778/
Czaputa7749/
Capusta7737/
Capotoy7717/
Capitto777/
Capotto775/
Capuita774/
Saputto773/
Csaputa772/
Capitåo771/
Caputta771/
Kapouto771/
Cappoto771/
Saputoo771/
Kkaputo771/
Capieto770/
Csaputaová751/
Cappotto71204/
Capietto7125/
Chapfuta7114/
Cahaputa714/
Capustat712/
Chaputah711/
Kapoutou711/
Kapoutos711/
Capita6726,194/
Kaputa6712,535/
Kapito6710,824/
Capota671,425/
Kapoto671,338/
Saputa67360/
Capotă67210/
Čaputa6773/
Copoto6749/
Zaputa6716/
Chaiputta6714/
Copito6711/
Capitò678/
Chopputho674/
Koputo674/
Capitó674/
Căpută672/
Joputo672/
Soputo671/
Chzapusta671/
Tsapousto671/
Capità671/
Capitá671/
Coputa671/
Zapoto671/

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