Kaptens Surname

3,373,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Finland

Kaptens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kaptens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden191:518,25037,550
Finland151:366,44725,366

The alternate forms: Kapténs (6) are calculated separately.

Kaptens Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kaptens is found in Sweden more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Kapténs. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kaptens? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,373,373rd most numerous surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 214,339,586 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Kaptens live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in Scandinavia.

This last name is most prevalent in Sweden, where it is borne by 19 people, or 1 in 518,250. In Sweden it is most common in: Dalarna County, where 68 percent are found, Gävleborg County, where 16 percent are found and Stockholm County, where 16 percent are found. Other than Sweden it exists in one country. It is also common in Finland, where 44 percent are found.

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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 Kaptens
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