Epkes Surname

1,907,068th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 95 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Epkes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Epkes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany731:1,102,81573,621
United States221:16,475,406557,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Epkes Last Name Facts

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

Epkes occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Epkes? popularity and diffusion

The surname Epkes is the 1,907,068th most prevalent family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 76,711,010 people. The surname Epkes occurs mostly in Europe, where 77 percent of Epkes reside; 77 percent reside in Western Europe and 77 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname Epkes is most common in Germany, where it is borne by 73 people, or 1 in 1,102,815. In Germany Epkes is mostly found in: Lower Saxony, where 59 percent are found, Schleswig-Holstein, where 26 percent are found and Hamburg, where 10 percent are found. Besides Germany this surname exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 23 percent are found.

Epkes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Epkes has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Epkes surname grew 550 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Epkes Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Epkes surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

Epkes earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 37.03% more than the national average, earning $59,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jepkes9195/
Oepkes9185/
Gepkes911/
Epke89536/
Hepkess831/
Hepke80575/
Epker80240/
Epkey8037/
Gepke8026/
Epcke8012/
Apkes8010/
Ebkes806/
Eipke802/
Öpkes802/
Epket801/
Epkei801/
Ephke801/
Epkej801/
Epkea801/
Epkie801/
Eppke800/
Hepker73554/
Heppke73124/
Heepke73104/
Heipke7392/
Hopkes7376/
Aapkes7356/
Heupke7350/
Hepcke7320/
Uipkes7318/
Hapkes734/
Heypke732/
Apkess732/
Epques731/
Yevkes731/
Hebpke731/
Eppker730/
Hespke730/
Hepkie730/
Ebke67430/
Epka6744/
Ipke6743/
Giebkes6735/
Heipcke6732/
Espåker674/
Jpke672/
Hedpcke672/
Ypke671/
Jepkios671/
Jepkech671/
Heppker671/
Epce671/
Heidpke671/
Hepkeer671/
Hepkiss670/
Hipkess670/
Hopkies670/

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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 Epkes
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis