Kaptu Surname

1,359,010th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 163 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Kaptu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Kaptu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey1601:486,38427,899
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Kaptu (13) may also be a first name.

Kaptu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kaptu (Hindi: काप्तु) occurs most in Turkey. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kaptu? popularity and diffusion

Kaptu is the 1,359,010th most common last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 44,708,871 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Kaptu are found; 96 percent are found in West Asia and 96 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. Kaptu is also the 3,159,357th most numerous first name worldwide It is held by 13 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Turkey, where it is carried by 160 people, or 1 in 486,384. In Turkey Kaptu is most prevalent in: Diyarbakir Province, where 82 percent live, Istanbul Province, where 9 percent live and Antalya Province, where 7 percent live. Beside Turkey Kaptu is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 1 percent live and Cameroon, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaptui91285/
Kaptou912/
Kaptuch831/
Koptu80193/
Kabtu8016/
Captu806/
Keptu801/
Kaptouch771/
Captus7347/
Kaptoo732/
Koptup731/
Koptuś731/
Koptus731/
Koptou731/
Captui730/
Khabtou67344/
Capteux671/
Captuich622/
Coptu60271/
Kovtu602/
Captoe552/
Koptoo551/
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Kaptu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kaptu in the Hindi language
काप्तुkaptu50
कपटूkapatu50

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kaptu
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