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Around the globe, Căpitan (Capitano , Căpitan) is quite a rare boy's forename. The first name Căpitan is habitual in Northern Africa, particularly Egypt, where it is quite a rare male name, Libya, where it is a rare masculine name, and Tunisia. Not in comparison with a country's population, it most frequently occurs in Egypt, Italy, and Morocco. More prevalently, Căpitan is the last name as well as the forename.
Căpitan is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Capitano , the operatic character in the opera Die verschenkte Frau; Capitano Drake , character in Tex and Capitano Harold Dobey .