Kapitany Surname

956,400th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 273 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Hungary

Kapitany Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kapitany Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania741:271,32325,089
Hungary421:233,72118,989
United States331:10,983,604436,696
Austria321:266,10730,958
Canada271:1,364,65295,501
Germany181:4,472,526177,866
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
England51:11,143,612252,590
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
France11:66,422,722504,397
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422

The alternate forms: Kapitány (1,779) are calculated separately.

Kapitany Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kapitany is found in Romania more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as: Kapitány. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kapitany? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 956,400th most widely held surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 26,694,307 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 70 percent of Kapitany reside; 43 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 27 percent reside in Romanian Europe.

This surname is most common in Romania, where it is carried by 74 people, or 1 in 271,323. In Romania it is primarily concentrated in: Brașov County, where 95 percent are found and Timiș County, where 5 percent are found. Not including Romania this surname exists in 18 countries. It also occurs in Hungary, where 15 percent are found and The United States, where 12 percent are found.

Kapitany Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kapitany last name are 24.55% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 77.78% being registered with the party.

The amount Kapitany earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 54.23% more than the national average, earning $66,550 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.24% less than the national average, earning $48,570 CAD per year.

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kapitany
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