Kaptene Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Kaptene Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kaptene Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon91:2,307,674112,590
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402

Kaptene Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kaptene is most common in Cameroon. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Kaptene click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kaptene? popularity and diffusion

Kaptene is the 6,063,924th most common family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kaptene reside; 70 percent reside in Central Africa and 50 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 2,307,674. In Cameroon Kaptene is mostly found in: East Region, where 44 percent are found, Adamawa Region, where 11 percent are found and Far North Region, where 11 percent are found. Excluding Cameroon this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Lesotho, where 10 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kapteine9392/
Kapteiner881/
Kaptein864,155/
Kapteyn86675/
Kaptane86153/
Keptene8651/
Kapteni8631/
Kaptine8612/
Kaptena868/
Kaptejn862/
Khaptenets821/
Kapteina80623/
Kapteijn80544/
Kaptejna8044/
Kaptaine8017/
Kaptejny8013/
Kabteneh803/
Kaptinea801/
Kapteten801/
Kasptein801/
Kapteinis7597/
Kaptain711,162/
Kaptijn71331/
Captein71318/
Kabtane71151/
Kaptuin7179/
Kaptani7163/
Kopteyn7131/
Keptine7128/
Capteyn7120/
Kaptajn7120/
Kaptiny7119/
Koptein7118/
Kaptini7114/
Captine7112/
Kepteni717/
Koptane716/
Keptyne716/
Kabteni716/
Captone713/
Khaptynets712/
Captane712/
Capteni711/
Kebtene711/
Kaptayn711/
Keptane711/
Kaptoin711/
Kapteinová711/
Khaptani67216/
Kaptanaj6714/
Captaine6713/
Capteina6713/
Kaptajna6711/
Koptehyn674/
Khaptany674/
Khabtane674/
Kaptaini672/
Kaptanui671/
Capteijn671/
Koptejna671/
Kaptayna671/
Kaiptani671/
Kaiptain671/
Kaptaina670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Kaptene
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