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Around the globe, קפלן (Kaplan , Caplan , קפלן ) is quite a rare principally masculine, but scarcely girly forename. The given name קפלן is characteristic of Turkey, where it is quite a rare masculine name, Bulgaria, where it is a rare boy's name, and Germany. In absolute terms, the name is most common in Turkey, Germany, and China. Much more frequently, קפלן is the last name as well as the forename.
קפלן is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Kaplan Rogalla , the operatic character in the opera Levins Mühle.