Kapoor Surname

3,955th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 141,703 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Cayman Islands

Kapoor Surname User-submission:

Indian (Panjab): Hindu (Khatri) and Sikh name of a clan in the Khatri community, whose ancestor is said to have been called Kapoor Chand. The derivation is from a personal name meaning 'camphor' (Sanskrit karpura).

Kapoor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India118,6651:6,464571
United States5,5101:65,7827,681
England3,1241:17,8352,561
United Arab Emirates2,5561:3,585456
Canada1,5781:23,3503,175
Bangladesh1,1721:135,9705,321
Saudi Arabia8751:35,2645,116
Thailand8161:86,56711,923
Pakistan8061:221,6435,228
Australia8021:33,6604,439
Kuwait7041:5,399739
Ghana5541:48,7745,381
Oman4621:7,9831,120
Sri Lanka4391:47,4005,492
Germany4371:184,22321,480
Singapore4371:12,603595
Bahrain3821:3,530611
Egypt3661:251,19117,305
Qatar2931:8,048876
New Zealand2411:18,7903,301
Malaysia1861:158,5719,796
Morocco1701:202,80134,956
Fiji1261:7,0981,425
Hong Kong841:87,3271,583
Netherlands641:263,86233,208
Japan591:2,166,85228,778
Ireland561:84,0884,852
Scotland561:95,6046,623
Indonesia551:2,404,531143,692
South Africa471:1,152,71766,933
Switzerland431:190,99816,977
Iraq371:946,53112,381
Spain361:1,298,66842,856
Botswana281:78,10513,263
Wales261:119,0209,008
Belgium251:459,86646,150
Sweden251:393,87027,867
China241:56,971,7323,099
Cayman Islands211:3,043397
Poland191:2,000,46098,816
Nigeria181:9,841,264197,192
Brazil171:12,592,608246,358
Iran141:5,484,466128,255
Norway141:367,30634,015
Burkina Faso121:1,529,34212,810
France121:5,535,227269,324
Tanzania101:5,294,16157,086
Northern Ireland91:205,0049,958
Afghanistan91:3,572,57620,130
Libya91:693,7751,982
Madagascar91:2,627,7603,802
Philippines91:11,248,691221,039
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Kenya81:5,772,48850,256
Nepal81:3,560,12010,569
Algeria61:6,438,59253,709
Cyprus51:176,9758,389
Georgia51:749,10921,598
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Djibouti41:228,733966
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Maldives41:101,0433,565
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
Vietnam41:23,161,5143,610
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Lebanon31:1,879,02822,073
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Monaco11:37,0664,748
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Saint Martin11:35,156229
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Kapoor (12,663) may also be a first name.

Kapoor Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Indian (Panjab): Hindu (Khatri) and Sikh name of a clan in the Khatri community, whose ancestor is said to have been called Kapoor Chand. The derivation is from a personal name meaning 'camphor' (Sanskrit karpura).

- nitinkapoor

Kapoor Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kapoor (Hindi: कपूर, Marathi: कपूर, Oriya: କପୁର, Tibetan: ཀ་པུར་) occurs most in India. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kapoor? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,955th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 51,428 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 90 percent of Kapoor are found; 85 percent are found in South Asia and 80 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Kapoor is also the 52,219th most prevalent first name in the world. It is borne by 12,663 people.

It is most frequently occurring in India, where it is carried by 118,665 people, or 1 in 6,464. In India Kapoor is primarily concentrated in: Delhi, where 39 percent are found, Punjab, where 15 percent are found and Uttar Pradesh, where 13 percent are found. Barring India this surname exists in 119 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 4 percent are found and England, where 2 percent are found.

Kapoor Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kapoor surname are 4.16% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50.93% being registered with the party.

The amount Kapoor earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 6.27% more than the national average, earning 367,773 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 173.41% more than the national average, earning R 649,728 per year; in United States they earn 35.66% more than the national average, earning $58,534 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.22% more than the national average, earning $62,211 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khapoor922,553/
Kappoor9248/
Kapoore9211/
Kkapoor922/
Kcapoor921/
Kaypoor921/
Kaspoor921/
Kaphoor921/
Kapor912,271/
Kashpoor869/
Khappoor862/
Khaphoor861/
Kaapor83946/
Capoor83253/
Kappor8399/
Kapour8392/
Kapore8371/
Kaporr836/
Kopoor833/
Kgapor833/
Kapuor831/
Kashpor77558/
Kasport7777/
Kaypour7726/
Kabpour7725/
Khapour775/
Khapore774/
Kabpore773/
Kaipore773/
Kajpour772/
Kapporr771/
Kazpour771/
Kapoure771/
Keipoor771/
Keypoor771/
Koopoor771/
Khaporh771/
Kapur7373,965/
Kapar7334,313/
Capor73291/
Kopor73260/
Kópor7334/
Kepor735/
Khazpour71324/
Khospoor7176/
Kaporova7173/
Khappour7137/
Khahpour711/
Khabpour711/
Kapure677,021/
Kapare671,537/
Khapar67468/
Kappar67407/
Kopore6774/
Kapaur6737/
Kaupar6735/
Kaphar6735/
Kappur6730/
Kaipur6728/
Kaapar6727/
Koopar6725/
Kapard6720/
Kapuur6713/
Capore6713/
Kahpur6713/
Kaupur6710/
Kaipar6710/
Caspor678/
Kapurz677/
Kaputr677/
Copoor677/
Kapurr676/
Khapur676/
Kahpar676/
Kapusr673/
Katpur673/
Kapart672/
Capour672/
Qapore672/
Caport672/
Khoshpoor672/
Kašpur672/
Kapurh672/
Keipor671/
Kaepar671/
Kapasr671/
Kapfar671/
Kaphur671/
Kopord671/
Caporr671/
Cazpor671/
Keepor671/
Kadpar671/
Kaşpur671/
Koipor671/
Koushpoor671/
Keypor671/
Koporp671/
Kophor671/
Kajpar671/
Kospor670/

Kapoor Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kapoor in the Tibetan language
ཀ་པུར་kapur-
Kapoor in the Hindi language
कपूरkapura99.53
कपुरkapura0.2
कापूरkapura0.11
कपूऱkapura0.06
कपॊऒर्kapo'or0.01
कपूूरkapuura0.01
ईकपूरikapura0.01
कपुुरkapuura0.01
Kapoor in the Marathi language
कपूरkapura65.22
कपुरkapura34.53
िकशोरikasora0.1
कापुरkapura0.07
कापूरkapura0.05
कपूराkapura0.02
ेकपूरekapura0.02
Kapoor in the Oriya language
କପୁରkapura61.7
କାପୁରkapura25.53
କପୂରkapura6.38
କାଫୁରkaphura2.13
କପୁର୍ରkapurra2.13
କପୁରଚkapuraca2.13

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