Kaplans Surname

2,203,767th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 74 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Kaplans Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kaplans Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia391:52,5657,946
Austria181:473,08046,251
Estonia121:110,15019,471
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614

Kaplans Last Name Facts

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

Kaplans occurs in Latvia more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Kaplans click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kaplans? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,203,767th most numerous surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 98,480,350 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 93 percent of Kaplans live; 69 percent live in Northern Europe and 69 percent live in Baltic Europe.

It is most widespread in Latvia, where it is held by 39 people, or 1 in 52,565. In Latvia Kaplans is mostly found in: Riga Planning Region, where 92 percent live, Kurzeme Planning Region, where 5 percent live and Latgale, where 3 percent live. Barring Latvia Kaplans occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Austria, where 24 percent live and Estonia, where 16 percent live.

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kaplans
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