Surname Kaplansky (Kaplansky 
, Капланский 
, קפלנסקי ) , all around the world, is a rare family name. The family name Kaplansky is characteristic of Israel, where it is quite a rare surname, Belarus, where it is a very rare surname, and Canada. Not in comparison with a country's population, this name is the most popular in Israel, Russia, and the United States.
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| Kaplansky | Canada, France, Argentina, United States, Israel |
| Капланский | Kazakhstan, Russia, Belarus |
| קפלנסקי | Israel |
Каплански, Капланскы, and Капланський
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irving kaplansky Canadian mathematician, US (b. 1917) |
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| abraham kaplansky (b. 1860) |
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| nachman kaplansky Russian-Polish-Belgian architect, BE (b. 1904) |
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lucy kaplansky American folk musician, US (b. 1960) |
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| kalmen kaplansky Canadian politician, CA (b. 1912) |
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tamar kaplansky Israeli journalist, writer, translator and feminist, FR (b. 1973) |
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| david kaplansky college basketball player (1998–1999) San Diego State |
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| allison kaplansky researcher (ORCID 0000-0003-2827-847X) |
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