Kaptain Surname

321,376th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,162 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Denmark

Kaptain Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kaptain Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey3491:222,98415,939
United States2601:1,394,07396,365
Denmark1991:28,3652,938
Malawi1311:130,68014,293
Germany951:847,42661,310
South Africa461:1,177,77667,773
Papua New Guinea261:313,60442,091
India111:69,733,217610,955
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
France31:22,140,907385,998
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228

Kaptain (308) may also be a first name.

Kaptain Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kaptain (Oriya: କଯ୍ାପେଟନ) has its highest incidence in Turkey. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kaptain? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 321,376th most commonly held surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,271,554 people. Kaptain is mostly found in Europe, where 29 percent of Kaptain are found; 25 percent are found in West Asia and 24 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. Kaptain is also the 501,377th most numerous given name world-wide. It is borne by 308 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Turkey, where it is held by 349 people, or 1 in 222,984. In Turkey Kaptain is primarily found in: Istanbul Province, where 29 percent are found, Ankara Province, where 14 percent are found and Izmir Province, where 11 percent are found. Apart from Turkey it is found in 30 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 22 percent are found and Denmark, where 17 percent are found.

Kaptain Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Kaptain last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Kaptain last name are 21.65% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 68.42% registered with the political party.

The amount Kaptain earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 60.97% less than the national average, earning R 92,760 per year and in United States they earn 20.47% more than the national average, earning $51,980 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaptaine9317/
Kaiptain931/
Kaptan9217,455/
Captain869,771/
Kaptein864,155/
Kaptijn86331/
Kaptane86153/
Kaptuin8679/
Kaptajn8620/
Kaptine8612/
Kaiptan867/
Kaptien865/
Keptain862/
Kaptaan862/
Kaptoin861/
Kaptayn861/
Qaptain861/
Kabtain861/
Kapteijn80544/
Kapteine8092/
Captaine8013/
Kaptuyin803/
Kaptoyin801/
Khapthan801/
Captaian801/
Captaing801/
Kasptein801/
Captan771,673/
Koptan771,022/
Kabtan77128/
Keptan7752/
Kaptań771/
Kaptanova759/
Captaigne751/
Kapteyn71675/
Captein71318/
Kabtane71151/
Captijn71147/
Khaptanova7155/
Capttan7130/
Captant7124/
Captien7124/
Koptein7118/
Captine7112/
Kaptene7110/
Khavtan718/
Keeptan718/
Koptane716/
Coptain714/
Caiptan713/
Captane712/
Keptein712/
Kaptejn712/
Cabtain711/
Koptaan711/
Captaim711/
Khoptan711/
Captann711/
Kapteen711/
Kapteinová711/
Khabtane674/
Khabthan672/
Keeptanh671/
Captijan671/
Capteijn671/
Kapteten671/
Kepteijn671/

Kaptain Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kaptain in the Oriya language
କଯ୍ାପେଟନkayapetana-

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