Surname Karptsov (Karptsov 
) , globally, is a very rare cognomen. The cognomen Karptsov is characteristic of Eastern Europe, particularly Bulgaria, where it is a rare surname, Russia, where it is a very rare surname, and Ukraine, where it is an extremely rare surname. Not in comparison with a country's population, this name is the most popular in Russia, Bulgaria, and the United States. Very seldom, Karptsov is the forename as well as the last name.