Sapton Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Sapton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sapton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Sapton (28) may also be a first name.

Sapton Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sapton occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sapton? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sapton is the 7,117,718th most frequently used surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 71 percent of Sapton are found; 57 percent are found in Southern Africa and 57 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Sapton is also the 1,994,417th most common first name globally, borne by 28 people.

The last name Sapton is most common in South Africa, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 13,544,426. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Western Cape, where 100 percent reside. Aside from South Africa it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 14 percent reside and Thailand, where 14 percent reside.

Sapton Last Name Statistics demography

Sapton earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 72.85% less than the national average, earning R 64,524 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shapton92243/
Sapthon929/
Saptoun922/
Saptong922/
Saptone921/
Sapthong862/
Septon83607/
Capton83163/
Saptan8331/
Zapton8323/
Sabton832/
Japton831/
Saptom831/
Schaptone801/
Sephton772,520/
Sopthon771,813/
Saptang77185/
Chapton77128/
Caphton7724/
Shaptun7722/
Shepton7719/
Shaptan7712/
Scopton778/
Suipton775/
Sabtong774/
Japtong771/
Septoin771/
Saptoum771/
Soptone771/
Saptane771/
Captton771/
Septhon771/
Shopton770/
Japthong716/
Sopthong714/
Sabtoing712/
Shasptun711/
Shaptang711/
Chaptong711/
Chaptone711/
Cheapton710/
Captan671,673/
Sabtan67600/
Chapthong67475/
Septan67308/
Sebton6736/
Sapthasen6732/
Sabtun6730/
Saptam6715/
Copton6711/
Zavton679/
Saptum671/
Zaptan671/
Japtan671/

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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 Sapton
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