Kapen Surname
Approximately 521 people bear this surname
Kapen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 276 | 1:29,542 | 3,376 |
| Kenya | 117 | 1:394,700 | 22,236 |
| United States | 48 | 1:7,551,228 | 341,161 |
| Cameroon | 27 | 1:769,225 | 54,005 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Indonesia | 10 | 1:13,224,919 | 434,432 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Vanuatu | 4 | 1:65,819 | 1,151 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 20 | 1:2,510,934 | 119,518 |
Kapen (813) may also be a first name.
Kapen Demographics
Kapen Political Affiliation
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Kapen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kapen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kapen (Oriya: କାେପନ, Russian: Капен, Tibetan: ཀ་པེན་) is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kapen? popularity and diffusion
Kapen is the 597,433rd most frequent last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 13,987,612 people. The last name Kapen is mostly found in Oceania, where 54 percent of Kapen reside; 54 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 53 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 286,673rd most frequently held forename internationally, held by 813 people.
The last name is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 276 people, or 1 in 29,542. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly found in: Jiwaka, where 34 percent live, Enga, where 12 percent live and Madang, where 12 percent live. Apart from Papua New Guinea it exists in 15 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 22 percent live and The United States, where 9 percent live.
Kapen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Kapen has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 240 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Kapen Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Kapen last name are 31.01% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 77.78% registered to vote for the party.
Kapen earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 32.66% more than the national average, earning $57,241 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kapen Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kapen in the Tibetan language | ||
| ཀ་པེན་ | kapen | - |
| Kapen in the Oriya language | ||
| କାେପନ | kaepana | 73.33 |
| କାେପନ୍ | kaepan | 26.67 |
| Kapen in the Russian language | ||
| Капен | kapen | - |
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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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