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Where Does The Last Name Kapitan Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Kapitan (Georgian: კაპიტან, Hindi: कपितान, Marathi: कपीतान, Oriya: କପିତନ) occurs in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Kapitán or Kapitań. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kapitan? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 71,213^th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 1,050,684 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 61 percent of Kapitan reside; 56 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 53 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Kapitan is also the 194,673^rd most widespread forename throughout the world, held by 1,579 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Indonesia, where it is borne by 3,675 people, or 1 in 35,986. In Indonesia it is mostly found in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 70 percent are found, Maluku, where 14 percent are found and West Java, where 6 percent are found. Outside of Indonesia this surname is found in 49 countries. It also occurs in Togo, where 12 percent are found and Poland, where 10 percent are found.

Kapitan Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Kapitan has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 6,475 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kapitan Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Orthodox (88%) in Russia and Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Kapitan are 5.67% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 52.44% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kapitan earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 15.14% less than the national average, earning R 201,660 per year; in United States they earn 8.19% more than the national average, earning $46,681 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.3% more than the national average, earning $60,266 CAD per year.