Kaptijn Surname

833,931st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 331 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Kaptijn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kaptijn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands3131:53,9539,259
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
England51:11,143,612252,590
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Kaptijn Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kaptijn occurs more in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kaptijn? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kaptijn is the 833,931st most frequently occurring surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 22,016,755 people. The last name Kaptijn is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Kaptijn are found; 98 percent are found in Western Europe and 98 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

Kaptijn is most commonly held in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 313 people, or 1 in 53,953. In The Netherlands it is most prevalent in: Flevoland, where 42 percent reside, North Holland, where 23 percent reside and South Holland, where 17 percent reside. Other than The Netherlands it exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 2 percent reside and England, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kapteijn93544/
Kaptin9266/
Kaptein864,155/
Kaptain861,162/
Captijn86147/
Kaptuin8679/
Kaptina8662/
Kaptajn8620/
Kaptine8612/
Kaptien865/
Kaptejn862/
Kaptoin861/
Kaptink861/
Kaptn83122/
Kapteine8092/
Kaptaine8017/
Kaptygin8016/
Kaptuyin803/
Kaptigen802/
Captijan801/
Capteijn801/
Kaptoyin801/
Kaptegin801/
Kasptein801/
Kaiptain801/
Kapten77569/
Captin77182/
Koptin77101/
Kaptyn7740/
Kabtin771/
Keptin771/
Captain719,771/
Kapteyn71675/
Captein71318/
Koptina7187/
Kaptyna7125/
Captien7124/
Koptein7118/
Khoptin7112/
Captine7112/
Kaptene7110/
Khaptinova715/
Kapteng713/
Captina712/
Kabting711/
Khavtin711/
Kapteen711/
Kapteinová711/
Capting711/
Kaptayn711/
Qaptain711/
Kabtain711/
Captaine6713/
Khoptina679/
Koptegin674/
Koptygin673/
Captn672/
Kabtn671/
Kapteten671/
Captaing671/
Captaian671/

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