Kaptiev Surname

1,194,481st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 198 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bulgaria
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Kaptiev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kaptiev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bulgaria1011:69,0984,449
Russia931:1,549,710104,953
Greece41:2,769,948101,568

Kaptiev Last Name Facts

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

Kaptiev (Russian: Каптиев) is borne by more people in Bulgaria than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kaptiev? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kaptiev is the 1,194,481st most commonly occurring family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 36,805,787 people. Kaptiev is mostly found in Europe, where 95 percent of Kaptiev live; 53 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 51 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

This surname is most frequent in Bulgaria, where it is borne by 101 people, or 1 in 69,098. In Bulgaria Kaptiev is primarily found in: Blagoevgrad Province, where 68 percent are found, Smolyan Province, where 12 percent are found and Sofia City Province, where 9 percent are found. Barring Bulgaria Kaptiev exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 47 percent are found and Greece, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Koptiev8633/
Kapteev8616/
Kaptaev8612/
Khaptev863/
Kaptyev863/
Kaptuev861/
Kabtiev861/
Khaptuev80162/
Khaptaev8027/
Khapteva805/
Koptiyev804/
Khavtiev804/
Kaptejev801/
Kaptayev801/
Koptev776,701/
Koptiv777/
Kapteb771/
Kopteva716,938/
Kopteev71201/
Koptyev7124/
Koptiew719/
Koptaev714/
Koptevs712/
Khavtev711/
Kaptyov711/
Koptieff676/
Koptayev672/
Koptjeva671/
Koptjevs671/
Kopteyev671/
Koptejeva631/
Koptiw6215/
Coptev6210/
Kobtev625/
Koptyv624/
Koptew622/
Captif622/
Keptew621/
Kovtev621/
Copteva5726/
Kopteff575/
Kobteva574/
Kovteev571/
Koptifh571/
Coptayev5319/
Koptěvová502/

Kaptiev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kaptiev in the Russian language
Каптиевkaptiev-

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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
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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 Kaptiev
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