Kaptani Surname

2,414,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 63 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Kaptani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kaptani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece311:357,41349,581
Cameroon151:1,384,60580,726
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
England21:27,859,030389,889
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Kaptani (36) may also be a first name.

Kaptani Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kaptani (Hindi: कप्तानी) occurs most in Greece. It may appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kaptani? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kaptani is the 2,414,640th most commonly held surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 115,675,332 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 54 percent of Kaptani are found; 51 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 51 percent are found in Helleno-Europe. Kaptani is also the 1,717,090th most numerous first name worldwide, held by 36 people.

Kaptani is most frequently held in Greece, where it is held by 31 people, or 1 in 357,413. In Greece Kaptani is most numerous in: North Aegean, where 52 percent are found and Attica, where 48 percent are found. Other than Greece it is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 24 percent are found and Nigeria, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khaptani93216/
Kaptanis9399/
Kaptaini932/
Kaptanui931/
Kaiptani931/
Kaptannyi8824/
Kaptainis885/
Kaptane86153/
Kapteni8631/
Kaptana8629/
Kabtani863/
Captani861/
Khabtani80105/
Kaptaner8087/
Kaptaine8017/
Kaptanaj8014/
Captanis8014/
Kaptajna8011/
Khaptany804/
Captanio803/
Keptanui801/
Captaini801/
Kaptayna801/
Kaptaina800/
Kaptań771/
Kapteinis7597/
Khabthani7543/
Kabtane71151/
Captoni7125/
Kebtani7116/
Kaptene7110/
Kepteni717/
Koptane716/
Kabteni716/
Kaptannaya712/
Captane712/
Cavtani711/
Captana711/
Keptane711/
Kapteina67623/
Kapteine6792/
Captaine6713/
Khabtane674/
Kabtaner673/
Koptaana671/

Kaptani Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kaptani in the Hindi language
कप्तानीkaptani92.31
कप्टानीkaptani7.69

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