Kapten Surname

558,412th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 569 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Estonia

Kapten Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kapten Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia2021:654,69951,269
Iran1191:645,23134,926
Tanzania911:581,77636,762
Estonia611:21,6693,800
Papua New Guinea261:313,60442,091
United States241:15,102,456529,929
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
Kenya91:5,131,10045,516
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
England11:55,718,059489,080
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Kapten (1,491) may also be a first name.

Kapten Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kapten (Hindi: कप्तेन, Oriya: କାେ, Russian: Каптен) is carried by more people in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kapten? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 558,412th most prevalent last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 12,807,638 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 57 percent of Kapten reside; 36 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 36 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Kapten is also the 201,391st most commonly held forename globally, held by 1,491 people.

The surname is most numerous in Indonesia, where it is borne by 202 people, or 1 in 654,699. In Indonesia Kapten is primarily concentrated in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 39 percent are found, North Maluku, where 38 percent are found and Central Java, where 5 percent are found. Aside from Indonesia Kapten occurs in 24 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 21 percent are found and Tanzania, where 16 percent are found.

Kapten Last Name Statistics demography

Kapten earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 8.98% more than the national average, earning $47,025 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaptien925/
Kapteng923/
Kapteen921/
Kaptn91122/
Kabten83336/
Capten83234/
Kaptin8366/
Kaptyn8340/
Kepten8323/
Kopten8316/
Kaptenova803/
Kaptijn77331/
Kaptuin7779/
Kaptina7762/
Kaptyna7725/
Captien7724/
Kaptink771/
Captuen771/
Koopten771/
Captn732/
Kabtn731/
Captin67182/
Koptin67101/
Captyn6712/
Koptyn676/
Cabten674/
Koptenova673/
Copten672/
Kabtin671/
Keptin671/
Cöpten671/
Käpt'n671/
Kovten671/
Kaptynova671/

Kapten Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kapten in the Hindi language
कप्तेनkaptena-
Kapten in the Oriya language
କାେkae-
Kapten in the Russian language
Каптенkapten-

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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 Kapten
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