Kapteyn Surname

490,615th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 675 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Kapteyn Surname Definition:

“Captain” in Dutch.

Kapteyn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2571:65,70911,237
United States2121:1,709,712113,287
Canada1431:257,66124,352
Germany291:2,776,050134,833
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
France21:33,211,361423,184
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Kapteyn Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Captain” in Dutch.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Kapteyn Last Name Facts

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

Kapteyn (Russian: Каптейн) has its highest incidence in The Netherlands. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kapteyn? popularity and diffusion

Kapteyn is the 490,615th most numerous family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,796,364 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 53 percent of Kapteyn live; 53 percent live in North America and 53 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequently held in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 257 people, or 1 in 65,709. In The Netherlands it is mostly found in: South Holland, where 39 percent reside, North Holland, where 20 percent reside and North Brabant, where 12 percent reside. Beside The Netherlands this last name is found in 16 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 31 percent reside and Canada, where 21 percent reside.

Kapteyn Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kapteyn last name are 30.42% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 77.19% being registered with the political party.

The amount Kapteyn earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 720.39% more than the national average, earning R 1,949,570 per year; in United States they earn 9.11% more than the national average, earning $47,082 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.3% more than the national average, earning $58,776 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaptein864,155/
Kopteyn8631/
Capteyn8620/
Kaptene8610/
Kaptien865/
Kaptejn862/
Kaptayn861/
Kapteen861/
Kapteijn80544/
Kapteine8092/
Koptehyn804/
Kaptuyin803/
Kaptoyin801/
Kapteten801/
Kasptein801/
Kaptan7717,455/
Koptehyna751/
Kaptain711,162/
Kaptijn71331/
Captein71318/
Kaptane71153/
Kaptuin7179/
Captien7124/
Kaptajn7120/
Koptein7118/
Kaptine7112/
Kaiptan717/
Kaptaan712/
Captuen711/
Kaptoin711/
Kapteinová711/
Kaptaine6717/
Capteijn671/
Kaptouem671/
Khapthan671/
Kaiptain671/

Kapteyn Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kapteyn in the Russian language
Каптейнkaptejn-

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