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Throughout the world, Kapitan (Capitan
, Kapitan
, Capitán
) is quite a rare male first name. The first name Kapitan is habitual in Morocco, where it is a rare masculine name, Egypt, and Poland. Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in Egypt, Morocco, and Indonesia. More prevalently, Kapitan is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Capitan | Spain, Philippines, Mexico, United States, Romania |
| Kapitan | Spain, Philippines, Poland, United States, Indonesia |
| Capitán | Egypt, United States, United Kingdom, France |
| Капитан | Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, Ukraine |
Kapitan is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Kapitan Boom , the Filipino comic book character; Capitán Trueno , the Spanish comics character, Capitán Trueno; Capitán , the operatic character in the opera Florencia en el Amazonas by Daniel Catán and Capitán Spaulding .