Jeppe Surname

459,064th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 736 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Jeppe Surname Definition:

Corruption of Jappe, Medieval German nickname for Jacob.

Jeppe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3851:140,72116,192
United States1901:1,907,679123,720
Germany731:1,102,81573,621
Denmark361:156,79813,614
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
Finland91:610,74534,002
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
England51:11,143,612252,590
China21:683,660,78330,601
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States301:1,673,95687,330

Jeppe (8,097) may also be a first name.

Jeppe Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Corruption of Jappe, Medieval German nickname for Jacob.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Jeppe Last Name Facts

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

Jeppe occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Jeppe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jeppe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Jeppe is the 459,064th most frequent last name in the world, held by around 1 in 9,901,557 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 53 percent of Jeppe are found; 52 percent are found in Southern Africa and 52 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 70,495th most widely held first name world-wide, held by 8,097 people.

Jeppe is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is borne by 385 people, or 1 in 140,721. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Western Cape, where 64 percent reside, Gauteng, where 16 percent reside and Northern Cape, where 8 percent reside. Barring South Africa this last name exists in 18 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 26 percent reside and Germany, where 10 percent reside.

Jeppe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Jeppe has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Jeppe last name increased 633 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Jeppe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Jeppe surname are 15.73% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.5% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Jeppe earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 37.09% more than the national average, earning R 325,788 per year and in United States they earn 4.31% more than the national average, earning $45,008 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jeppie9170/
Jeppez918/
Jeppes914/
Djeppe913/
Jepper911/
Jieppe911/
Eppe891,209/
Jepp89741/
Jepe89155/
Jeeppez832/
Heppe801,760/
Zeppe80383/
Jepps80335/
Seppe80311/
Djepe80121/
Jeppi80115/
Ceppe8082/
Jepes8079/
Eppey8063/
Jeupe8062/
Jeppa8055/
Jepez8037/
Jippe8033/
Jepet8028/
Jeppy8022/
Geppe8021/
Jespe807/
Yeppe806/
Ijepe806/
Jepie806/
Eppea804/
Jeper804/
Jeipe803/
Epphe802/
Hjepe802/
Eppei802/
Jepey802/
Jephe802/
Ieppe801/
Jiepe801/
Jeepe801/
Eppee801/
Epp7513,146/
Epe756,452/
Jep75227/
Hepper731,461/
Seppey73666/
Jesper73345/
Heppes73278/
Jeapes73169/
Jippes73153/
Zepper73135/
Cheppe73129/
Gepper73118/
Seppie7397/
Jephet7373/
Yeppez7368/
Seppeh7324/
Djippe7324/
Sceppe7323/
Zeppei7323/
Zieppe7312/
Jeeper7311/
Geppes7311/
Jiepeh7311/
Zeppie7310/
Kheppe739/
Jetpet739/
Jiepei737/
Jeppås736/
Jepher735/
Jesphe734/
Djephe734/
Jeepet734/
Tjephe734/
Yepper733/
Jedpet733/
Yeppes733/
Yeppie733/
Djepet732/
Heppie731/
Jeiper731/
Jyeppa731/
Jeepee731/
Yedppe731/
Jeaper731/
Jipper731/
Jepheu731/
Geppet731/
Jepfey731/
Jespeh731/
Heppey730/
Seippe730/
Jeppis730/
Zeppee730/
Heeppe730/
Jeppss730/
Seppee730/
Sepe6717,323/
Sepp676,423/
Cepe676,258/
Zepp673,604/
Epee672,739/
Gepp671,467/
Yepe671,438/
Epey671,197/
Jeeb67781/
Hepe67722/
Jepi67526/
Zepe67500/
Chieppe67489/
Jipp67477/
Epea67341/
Jepa67233/
Jeph67198/
Heappey67176/
Gepe67165/
Jeup67158/
Eppy67157/
Jeev67154/
Jeep67102/
Epei6776/
Tjep6757/
Eppi6755/
Jeps6755/
Ephe6750/
Jipe6746/
Cheyppe6738/
Yepp6737/
Zeipper6733/
Cepp6727/
Iepe6717/
Jespher6714/
Jeap6713/
Ijep6712/
Jeisper679/
Djep678/
Chepper677/
Cheippe676/
Jiep676/
Jeebpet676/
Jept675/
Jehp675/
Jeepech675/
Eppf673/
Jepy673/
Jeasper672/
Iepp672/
Epfe672/
Jepf672/
Jeip672/
Jeephet672/
Jeppsch671/
Epge671/
Jeaphet671/
Zjpe671/
Yjpe671/
Xjep671/
Ehpe671/
Epej671/
Eppp671/
Epph671/
Cheeppe671/
Jeepeth671/
Jetphet671/
Jezp671/
Jjep671/
Jjpe671/
Jepj671/
Jesp671/
Jyep671/
Heeppet671/
Hjpe671/
Heppeth670/
Geppeit670/
Juisppe670/
Sceppey670/
Heppfer670/

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