Kapanen Surname

301,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,260 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Kapanen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kapanen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland1,0441:5,265837
Estonia611:21,6693,800
Sweden511:193,07413,358
Russia481:3,002,564162,760
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Belarus121:791,75562,255
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Kapanen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kapanen (Russian: Капанен) is most common in Finland. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kapanen? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 301,477th most commonly held surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 5,783,767 people. The last name Kapanen is predominantly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Kapanen are found; 92 percent are found in Northern Europe and 87 percent are found in Scandinavia.

It is most commonly used in Finland, where it is borne by 1,044 people, or 1 in 5,265. In Finland it is mostly concentrated in: Uusimaa, where 34 percent reside, Southern Savonia, where 17 percent reside and Central Finland, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account Finland this last name is found in 12 countries. It is also found in Estonia, where 5 percent reside and Sweden, where 4 percent reside.

Kapanen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kapanen surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% being registered with the party.

The amount Kapanen earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 99.17% more than the national average, earning $85,938 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.5% more than the national average, earning $54,404 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaipanen9388/
Kappanen938/
Kaapanen932/
Kaipainen881,479/
Kauppanen888/
Khaapanen885/
Kaypaynen881/
Kapanin86397/
Kaponen8668/
Kapanyn8644/
Kepanen8620/
Kopanen8610/
Kapanina80518/
Kaiponen80345/
Koppanen80308/
Khaponen8078/
Kapanyna8062/
Kauponen8059/
Kapuinen8023/
Kapponen8012/
Kapaning802/
Kaupanin801/
Kaupponen7538/
Keppainen754/
Kashpanin751/
Koponen718,140/
Kopanin7154/
Kaponin7116/
Keponen7114/
Kapenin7110/
Köpönen717/
Kopanyn714/
Kopenen712/
Kopanem711/
Capanin711/
Capaning67292/
Kopponen67207/
Kepponen6731/
Kopanina6724/
Kopanyna679/
Khaponyn671/
Kaponing671/

Kapanen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kapanen in the Russian language
Капаненkapanen-

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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
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  • 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 Kapanen
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