Jeppesen Surname

44,888th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,569 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Jeppesen Surname Definition:

(Danish, Norwegian) The son of Jep, a pet form of Jacob (the supplanter).

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Jeppesen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark8,3711:67439
United States1,9811:182,96818,255
Norway2441:21,0752,717
Australia2311:116,86512,949
Canada1931:190,91018,807
Sweden1741:56,5914,381
England631:884,41445,970
Switzerland481:171,10215,661
Argentina461:929,20559,251
Germany241:3,354,394150,996
Iceland221:17,2771,456
United States Virgin Islands181:6,132931
Thailand181:3,924,352328,346
Belgium151:766,44363,354
Venezuela131:2,323,39126,733
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
Greenland111:5,125525
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Philippines91:11,248,691221,039
Scotland91:594,86921,724
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
France11:66,422,722504,397
Faroe Islands11:48,9982,049
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Dominica11:75,891912
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770

Jeppesen (11) may also be a first name.

Jeppesen Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Danish, Norwegian) The son of Jep, a pet form of Jacob (the supplanter).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'son of Jeppe'.

- mrlolnej

Jeppesen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jeppesen occurs more in Denmark more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jeppesen? popularity and diffusion

Jeppesen is the 44,888th most commonly used last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 629,920 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 78 percent of Jeppesen are found; 77 percent are found in Northern Europe and 76 percent are found in Scandinavia. Jeppesen is also the 3,487,849th most commonly held first name on earth, borne by 11 people.

The last name is most widespread in Denmark, where it is borne by 8,371 people, or 1 in 674. In Denmark it is most frequent in: Central Denmark Region, where 27 percent are found, Capital Region of Denmark, where 24 percent are found and Region of Southern Denmark, where 22 percent are found. Without taking into account Denmark this last name exists in 50 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 17 percent are found and Norway, where 2 percent are found.

Jeppesen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Jeppesen surname are 29.96% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 76.73% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Jeppesen earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 2.66% more than the national average, earning 355,297 kr per year; in United States they earn 2.7% less than the national average, earning $41,985 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.58% more than the national average, earning $54,445 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jeppessen9411/
Jepesen933/
Eppesen930/
Jeppeson88120/
Jespesen883/
Yeppesen881/
Seppesen881/
Jeppisen881/
Epesen866/
Eppeson805/
Ephesen802/
Jepeson801/
Jepasen801/
Eppisen800/
Ephesien7525/
Eppeason751/
Eppeison751/
Jeppison751/
Cepescen751/
Jespeson750/
Epeson715/
Episen714/
Jephen712/
Jespesson710/
Eppison6719/
Epishen6712/
Jepison6711/
Sepheen674/
Epyshen673/
Epeshin673/
Ephisen671/
Ephesin671/
Yepezen671/
Epesson670/

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