Capão Surname

2,414,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 63 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Portugal
Highest density in:
Portugal

Capão Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Capão Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Portugal571:182,7767,697
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432

Capão Last Name Facts

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

The surname Capão is more commonly found in Portugal than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Capão? popularity and diffusion

The surname Capão is the 2,414,640th most prevalent last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 115,675,332 people. The surname Capão occurs predominantly in Europe, where 90 percent of Capão reside; 90 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 90 percent reside in Iberian Europe.

This surname is most frequently held in Portugal, where it is borne by 57 people, or 1 in 182,776. Beside Portugal it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 6 percent live and Angola, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Caspão911/
Capon808,844/
Capoy802,659/
Capou80385/
Capoo80370/
Capoa8030/
Capoi803/
Capom803/
Capoj802/
Capoń801/
Capoe801/
Capone7324,310/
Cappon731,967/
Capois73393/
Capajo73344/
Capoia73269/
Capoon7382/
Capoun7382/
Caspon7369/
Capuyo7366/
Capous7363/
Capoue7335/
Capong7319/
Cappoe7312/
Capoya7312/
Cappou735/
Capeio735/
Capoën734/
Caypon733/
Caspou733/
Capayo732/
Ceapoi732/
Capoud732/
Cahpou731/
Catpon731/
Capoit731/
Capout731/
Capoyo731/
Capoio731/
Cappom731/
Cappoa731/
Capiyo731/
Capaio731/
Caupon731/
Capont731/
Capa6717,615/
Cappone67570/
Capu67406/
Capouch67393/
Cahapon67385/
Capouya67231/
Capó67108/
Capouet6774/
Cappuyo6758/
Cappoia6725/
Capogne678/
Caspowe675/
Capoune674/
Caponne674/
Capuong672/
Cappoën672/
Capppon672/
Caposin671/
Capoine671/
Cauphon671/
Capoush671/
Capousp671/
Caposen671/
Cahapoy671/
Cheapon671/
Caspoon671/
Caspong671/
Capiyos671/
Cappoyo671/
Capotin671/
Capoten671/

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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 Capão
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