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

The last name Kapitan (Georgian: კაპიტან, Hindi: कपितान, Marathi: कपीतान, Oriya: କପିତନ) is found in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as: Kapitán or Kapitań. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

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

The last name is the 71,213^th most numerous family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 1,050,684 people. Kapitan occurs mostly in Asia, where 61 percent of Kapitan reside; 56 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 53 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 194,673^rd most widely held forename throughout the world. It is borne by 1,579 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Indonesia, where it is held by 3,675 people, or 1 in 35,986. In Indonesia Kapitan is mostly concentrated in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 70 percent live, Maluku, where 14 percent live and West Java, where 6 percent live. Aside from Indonesia this last name is found in 49 countries. It is also common in Togo, where 12 percent live and Poland, where 10 percent live.

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 rose 6,475 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kapitan Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Kapitan surname is predominantly Orthodox (88%) in Russia and Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Kapitan surname are 5.67% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 52.44% registered with the political 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.