Giepen Surname

1,058,336th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 236 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Giepen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Giepen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2311:348,50833,871
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Giepen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Giepen is most common in Germany. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Giepen? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,058,336th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 30,879,432 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 98 percent of Giepen live; 98 percent live in Western Europe and 98 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Giepen is most numerous in Germany, where it is borne by 231 people, or 1 in 348,508. In Germany it is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 85 percent are found, Baden-Württemberg, where 10 percent are found and Bavaria, where 3 percent are found. Not including Germany this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent are found and Brazil, where 0 percent are found.

Giepen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Giepen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Giepen surname grew 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gipen9128/
Gepen912/
Siepen83771/
Geypen83471/
Gepeng83142/
Gispen83136/
Ngipen8395/
Goepen8359/
Gipene834/
Gipeng832/
Guipen831/
Guepen831/
Geepen831/
Gippen831/
Gepend830/
Gespen830/
Gipienė7730/
Guipeng774/
Goipeng774/
Gaipeng771/
Sieppen771/
Geppend770/
Goeppen770/
Gopen73736/
Sipen73385/
Gapen73373/
Sepen73312/
Gypen73190/
Gipin7392/
Jepen7376/
Cepen739/
Zipen736/
Cipen736/
Jipen736/
Gepin734/
Gipem734/
Siepn733/
Gibpn731/
Giszpenc7114/
Geszpenc716/
Gaitpeng711/
Guepin67448/
Gapuen67289/
Seppen67108/
Guypen6761/
Ngipin6743/
Gispin6741/
Saipen6738/
Sipaen6729/
Sippen6724/
Gappen6724/
Gippin6721/
Jaipen6716/
Giping6715/
Zeppen6713/
Zeipen6712/
Seepen6712/
Gaipin6711/
Jepeng6711/
Goppen6710/
Zepeng678/
Zeypen677/
Jipeng676/
Seipen676/
Sipoen676/
Gepina675/
Geping675/
Gopeen675/
Jespen675/
Zipeng675/
Jepent673/
Djepen672/
Zippen672/
Zaipen672/
Sehpen671/
Jitpen671/
Joipen671/
Siepin671/
Gaypen671/
Cippen671/
Ngepin671/
Gapien671/
Goipin671/
Scipen671/
Gapfen670/
Zepfen670/
Zipfen670/
Sepfen670/
Jeppen670/
Geppin670/

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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 Giepen
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