All around the world, كبتن (كبتن 
) is quite a rare principally boy's, but very seldom feminine forename. The first name كبتن is habitual in Northern Africa, particularly Sudan, where it is quite a rare male name, Egypt, where it is quite a rare principally masculine, but very infrequently girly name, and Libya, where it is a rare boy's name. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in Egypt, Sudan, and Saudi Arabia. Very seldom, كبتن is the last name as well as the forename.