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

Kaplan (Arabic: كابلان, Marathi: पना, Russian: Каплан) occurs more in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Kaplán, Káplan or Káplán. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

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

The last name Kaplan is the 2,217^th most commonly held surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 29,426 people. Kaplan is predominantly found in Asia, where 65 percent of Kaplan are found; 65 percent are found in West Asia and 62 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 167,709^th most frequently held first name in the world It is held by 2,027 people.

The last name is most widely held in Turkey, where it is carried by 172,777 people, or 1 in 450. In Turkey Kaplan is most common in: Istanbul Province, where 14 percent live, Ankara Province, where 7 percent live and Gaziantep Province, where 6 percent live. Besides Turkey Kaplan occurs in 131 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 20 percent live and Israel, where 3 percent live.

Kaplan Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Kaplan has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 49,717 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 8,757 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kaplan Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Kaplan last name is chiefly Orthodox (76%) in Russia, Orthodox (60%) in Belarus and Orthodox (67%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Kaplan last name are 41.06% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 94.29% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kaplan earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 13.45% more than the national average, earning 392,630 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 157.4% more than the national average, earning R 611,676 per year; in United States they earn 29.38% more than the national average, earning $55,828 USD per year and in Canada they earn 38.73% more than the national average, earning $68,924 CAD per year.