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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 appear as: Kapitán or Kapitań. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

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

The last name Kapitan is the 71,213^th most numerous surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 1,050,684 people. The last name Kapitan 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 prevalent first name at a global level It is held by 1,579 people.

This last name is most widely 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. Not including Indonesia it occurs in 49 countries. It is also found in Togo, where 12 percent live and Poland, where 10 percent live.

Kapitan Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Kapitan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Kapitan last name expanded 6,475 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kapitan Last Name Statistics ^demography

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

In The United States those bearing the Kapitan last name are 5.67% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 52.44% being 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.