Kaptein Surname

111,685th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,155 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Kaptein Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kaptein Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2,0761:8,1341,001
South Africa1,1691:46,3455,914
United States2771:1,308,51691,569
Namibia1991:12,1082,279
Canada1081:341,16330,982
Germany821:981,77468,040
Estonia651:20,3353,530
Australia541:499,92037,885
Croatia231:183,85222,841
Papua New Guinea181:452,98457,838
France121:5,535,227269,324
Sweden111:895,16066,831
England111:5,065,278148,650
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776

Kaptein (80) may also be a first name.

Kaptein Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Kaptein Come From? nationality or country of origin

Kaptein occurs more in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kaptein? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 111,685th most frequently held family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,753,922 people. The last name Kaptein occurs predominantly in Europe, where 55 percent of Kaptein reside; 53 percent reside in Western Europe and 52 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,075,395th most numerous first name internationally. It is borne by 80 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in The Netherlands, where it is held by 2,076 people, or 1 in 8,134. In The Netherlands Kaptein is most frequent in: South Holland, where 40 percent live, North Holland, where 24 percent live and Gelderland, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account The Netherlands it is found in 31 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 28 percent live and The United States, where 7 percent live.

Kaptein Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kaptein surname are 14.17% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60.94% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kaptein earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 44.65% less than the national average, earning R 131,532 per year; in United States they earn 15.71% more than the national average, earning $49,927 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.53% more than the national average, earning $59,388 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kapteijn93544/
Kapteine9392/
Kasptein931/
Kaptain861,162/
Kapteyn86675/
Kaptijn86331/
Captein86318/
Kaptuin8679/
Koptein8618/
Kaptine8612/
Kaptene8610/
Kaptien865/
Keptein862/
Kaptejn862/
Kapteen861/
Kaptoin861/
Kapteinová821/
Kaptaine8017/
Kaptuyin803/
Capteijn801/
Kaptoyin801/
Kapteten801/
Kepteijn801/
Kaiptain801/
Kaptan7717,455/
Captain719,771/
Kaptane71153/
Captijn71147/
Kopteyn7131/
Captien7124/
Kaptajn7120/
Capteyn7120/
Captine7112/
Kaiptan717/
Keptain712/
Kaptaan712/
Qaptain711/
Kaptayn711/
Capteim711/
Captuen711/
Kabtain711/
Captaine6713/
Koptehyn674/
Captijan671/
Kaptouem671/
Captaing671/
Captaian671/
Khapthan671/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kaptein
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