Capteyn Surname
Approximately 20 people bear this surname
Capteyn Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 17 | 1:4,735,615 | 183,652 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
Capteyn Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Capteyn Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Capteyn occurs most in Germany. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Capteyn? popularity and diffusion
Capteyn is the 4,427,875th most widespread surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Capteyn reside; 100 percent reside in Western Europe and 100 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
The last name Capteyn is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 4,735,615. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: Lower Saxony, where 100 percent reside. Beside Germany it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 10 percent reside and Belgium, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kapteyn | 86 | 675 | / |
| Captein | 86 | 318 | / |
| Captien | 86 | 24 | / |
| Captuen | 86 | 1 | / |
| Capteijn | 80 | 1 | / |
| Captan | 77 | 1,673 | / |
| Captain | 71 | 9,771 | / |
| Kaptein | 71 | 4,155 | / |
| Captijn | 71 | 147 | / |
| Kopteyn | 71 | 31 | / |
| Capttan | 71 | 30 | / |
| Captant | 71 | 24 | / |
| Captine | 71 | 12 | / |
| Kaptene | 71 | 10 | / |
| Kaptien | 71 | 5 | / |
| Cavthen | 71 | 3 | / |
| Caiptan | 71 | 3 | / |
| Chaptan | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kaptejn | 71 | 2 | / |
| Captane | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kaptayn | 71 | 1 | / |
| Capteim | 71 | 1 | / |
| Captann | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kapteen | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kapteijn | 67 | 544 | / |
| Kapteine | 67 | 92 | / |
| Captaine | 67 | 13 | / |
| Saptiyan | 67 | 8 | / |
| Koptehyn | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kaptuyin | 67 | 3 | / |
| Chaptain | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kasptein | 67 | 1 | / |
| Captaing | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kapteten | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaptoyin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Captijan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chabtien | 67 | 1 | / |
| Giaptien | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chhaptan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Captaian | 67 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Capteyn
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