Kapteijn Surname
Approximately 544 people bear this surname
Kapteijn Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 485 | 1:34,819 | 5,838 |
| Suriname | 26 | 1:21,254 | 4,689 |
| Sweden | 13 | 1:757,443 | 56,422 |
| Belgium | 8 | 1:1,437,080 | 92,692 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kapteijn Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kapteijn Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kapteijn is found in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Kapteijn.
How Common Is The Last Name Kapteijn? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kapteijn is the 577,768th most frequently used last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 13,396,224 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 94 percent of Kapteijn are found; 91 percent are found in Western Europe and 91 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
The last name is most commonly occurring in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 485 people, or 1 in 34,819. In The Netherlands it is primarily concentrated in: South Holland, where 41 percent live, North Holland, where 27 percent live and Gelderland, where 11 percent live. Other than The Netherlands this surname is found in 13 countries. It is also common in Suriname, where 5 percent live and Sweden, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaptein | 93 | 4,155 | / |
| Kaptijn | 93 | 331 | / |
| Kaptejn | 93 | 2 | / |
| Kapteine | 88 | 92 | / |
| Capteijn | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kasptein | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kepteijn | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kaptain | 80 | 1,162 | / |
| Kapteyn | 80 | 675 | / |
| Captein | 80 | 318 | / |
| Captijn | 80 | 147 | / |
| Kaptuin | 80 | 79 | / |
| Kaptajn | 80 | 20 | / |
| Koptein | 80 | 18 | / |
| Kaptene | 80 | 10 | / |
| Kaptien | 80 | 5 | / |
| Keptein | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kaptoin | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kapteen | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kapteinová | 78 | 1 | / |
| Kaptuyin | 75 | 3 | / |
| Captijan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kaptoyin | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kapteten | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kaiptain | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kaptan | 71 | 17,455 | / |
| Captain | 67 | 9,771 | / |
| Kaptane | 67 | 153 | / |
| Kopteyn | 67 | 31 | / |
| Captien | 67 | 24 | / |
| Capteyn | 67 | 20 | / |
| Kaptine | 67 | 12 | / |
| Kaiptan | 67 | 7 | / |
| Keptain | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kaptaan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Captuen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qaptain | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kabtain | 67 | 1 | / |
| Capteim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaptayn | 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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- 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 Kapteijn
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