Kapoor Surname
Approximately 141,703 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 118,665 | 1:6,464 | 571 |
| United States | 5,510 | 1:65,782 | 7,681 |
| England | 3,124 | 1:17,835 | 2,561 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2,556 | 1:3,585 | 456 |
| Canada | 1,578 | 1:23,350 | 3,175 |
| Bangladesh | 1,172 | 1:135,970 | 5,321 |
| Saudi Arabia | 875 | 1:35,264 | 5,116 |
| Thailand | 816 | 1:86,567 | 11,923 |
| Pakistan | 806 | 1:221,643 | 5,228 |
| Australia | 802 | 1:33,660 | 4,439 |
| Kuwait | 704 | 1:5,399 | 739 |
| Ghana | 554 | 1:48,774 | 5,381 |
| Oman | 462 | 1:7,983 | 1,120 |
| Sri Lanka | 439 | 1:47,400 | 5,492 |
| Germany | 437 | 1:184,223 | 21,480 |
| Singapore | 437 | 1:12,603 | 595 |
| Bahrain | 382 | 1:3,530 | 611 |
| Egypt | 366 | 1:251,191 | 17,305 |
| Qatar | 293 | 1:8,048 | 876 |
| New Zealand | 241 | 1:18,790 | 3,301 |
| Malaysia | 186 | 1:158,571 | 9,796 |
| Morocco | 170 | 1:202,801 | 34,956 |
| Fiji | 126 | 1:7,098 | 1,425 |
| Hong Kong | 84 | 1:87,327 | 1,583 |
| Netherlands | 64 | 1:263,862 | 33,208 |
| Japan | 59 | 1:2,166,852 | 28,778 |
| Ireland | 56 | 1:84,088 | 4,852 |
| Scotland | 56 | 1:95,604 | 6,623 |
| Indonesia | 55 | 1:2,404,531 | 143,692 |
| South Africa | 47 | 1:1,152,717 | 66,933 |
| Switzerland | 43 | 1:190,998 | 16,977 |
| Iraq | 37 | 1:946,531 | 12,381 |
| Spain | 36 | 1:1,298,668 | 42,856 |
| Botswana | 28 | 1:78,105 | 13,263 |
| Wales | 26 | 1:119,020 | 9,008 |
| Belgium | 25 | 1:459,866 | 46,150 |
| Sweden | 25 | 1:393,870 | 27,867 |
| China | 24 | 1:56,971,732 | 3,099 |
| Cayman Islands | 21 | 1:3,043 | 397 |
| Poland | 19 | 1:2,000,460 | 98,816 |
| Nigeria | 18 | 1:9,841,264 | 197,192 |
| Brazil | 17 | 1:12,592,608 | 246,358 |
| Iran | 14 | 1:5,484,466 | 128,255 |
| Norway | 14 | 1:367,306 | 34,015 |
| Burkina Faso | 12 | 1:1,529,342 | 12,810 |
| France | 12 | 1:5,535,227 | 269,324 |
| Tanzania | 10 | 1:5,294,161 | 57,086 |
| Northern Ireland | 9 | 1:205,004 | 9,958 |
| Afghanistan | 9 | 1:3,572,576 | 20,130 |
| Libya | 9 | 1:693,775 | 1,982 |
| Madagascar | 9 | 1:2,627,760 | 3,802 |
| Philippines | 9 | 1:11,248,691 | 221,039 |
| Tunisia | 9 | 1:67,847 | 8,246 |
| Denmark | 8 | 1:705,589 | 39,626 |
| Kenya | 8 | 1:5,772,488 | 50,256 |
| Nepal | 8 | 1:3,560,120 | 10,569 |
| Algeria | 6 | 1:6,438,592 | 53,709 |
| Cyprus | 5 | 1:176,975 | 8,389 |
| Georgia | 5 | 1:749,109 | 21,598 |
| Israel | 5 | 1:1,711,527 | 84,568 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
| Djibouti | 4 | 1:228,733 | 966 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| Maldives | 4 | 1:101,043 | 3,565 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 4 | 1:27,594 | 3,273 |
| Vietnam | 4 | 1:23,161,514 | 3,610 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Lebanon | 3 | 1:1,879,028 | 22,073 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Bahamas | 2 | 1:195,876 | 1,708 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Mauritius | 2 | 1:646,708 | 13,517 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Saint Martin | 1 | 1:35,156 | 229 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
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).
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Average Kapoor Salary in
United States
$58,534 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
Kapoor Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kapoor in the Tibetan language | ||
| ཀ་པུར་ | kapur | - |
| Kapoor in the Hindi language | ||
| कपूर | kapura | 99.53 |
| कपुर | kapura | 0.2 |
| कापूर | kapura | 0.11 |
| कपूऱ | kapura | 0.06 |
| कपॊऒर् | kapo'or | 0.01 |
| कपूूर | kapuura | 0.01 |
| ईकपूर | ikapura | 0.01 |
| कपुुर | kapuura | 0.01 |
| Kapoor in the Marathi language | ||
| कपूर | kapura | 65.22 |
| कपुर | kapura | 34.53 |
| िकशोर | ikasora | 0.1 |
| कापुर | kapura | 0.07 |
| कापूर | kapura | 0.05 |
| कपूरा | kapura | 0.02 |
| ेकपूर | ekapura | 0.02 |
| Kapoor in the Oriya language | ||
| କପୁର | kapura | 61.7 |
| କାପୁର | kapura | 25.53 |
| କପୂର | kapura | 6.38 |
| କାଫୁର | kaphura | 2.13 |
| କପୁର୍ର | kapurra | 2.13 |
| କପୁରଚ | kapuraca | 2.13 |
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