Jepsen Surname

37,367th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,087 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Jepsen Surname Definition:

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

Jepsen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark7,7351:73046
United States4,1541:87,2559,830
Germany9411:85,55310,810
Australia2581:104,63411,756
Sweden2101:46,8893,650
Canada1451:254,10824,080
New Zealand1121:40,4316,796
Norway901:57,1378,183
Argentina631:678,46746,871
England591:944,37447,923
Brazil501:4,281,487114,765
Greenland321:1,762233
Netherlands301:562,90650,501
Chile271:652,46215,367
Estonia231:57,47010,794
Ireland211:224,2358,707
Switzerland181:456,27333,097
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
Cameroon111:1,888,09798,267
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Fiji41:223,5982,635
Wales41:773,63329,106
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
China31:455,773,85521,925
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Faroe Islands21:24,4991,578
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
France11:66,422,722504,397
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States991:507,25935,553

Jepsen (50) may also be a first name.

Jepsen 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

Jepsen Last Name Facts

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

Jepsen (Marathi: जेपसन) is held by more people in Denmark than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Jepsen? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 37,367th most prevalent family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 517,324 people. The last name Jepsen occurs mostly in Europe, where 65 percent of Jepsen are found; 58 percent are found in Northern Europe and 57 percent are found in Scandinavia. Jepsen is also the 1,412,538th most numerous first name at a global level, held by 50 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Denmark, where it is borne by 7,735 people, or 1 in 730. In Denmark it is primarily concentrated in: Region of Southern Denmark, where 38 percent reside, Central Denmark Region, where 27 percent reside and Capital Region of Denmark, where 17 percent reside. Without taking into account Denmark Jepsen occurs in 53 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 29 percent reside and Germany, where 7 percent reside.

Jepsen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Jepsen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Jepsen surname rose 4,196 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 1,967 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Jepsen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Jepsen last name are 18.04% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 64.81% being registered with the party.

The amount Jepsen earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 33.71% more than the national average, earning 462,742 kr per year; in United States they earn 5.15% more than the national average, earning $45,373 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.15% more than the national average, earning $52,242 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jeppsen92750/
Jespsen922/
Jepssen921/
Epsen9152/
Jeppssen860/
Jepson8310,548/
Jebsen83779/
Yepsen83528/
Iepsen83143/
Jipsen8356/
Gepsen8337/
Hepsen8337/
Zepsen8328/
Jepsin832/
Epsien831/
Jepsan831/
Jeppson772,349/
Jephson77662/
Jepsane77145/
Jepsson77109/
Jeepson7713/
Jejpson774/
Djipsen773/
Jespson773/
Seupsen771/
Jeepsan771/
Jepshon771/
Yiepsen771/
Yepssen771/
Chepsen771/
Jeipson771/
Ieppsen771/
Jepsion770/
Ebsen732,058/
Epson73488/
Epsin734/
Epsan731/
Jeppsson713,347/
Jehpsson715/
Jipsehen711/
Djepsand711/
Jhhebsen711/
Jipson671,268/
Ephson67879/
Jebson67614/
Hepşen67598/
Gepson67127/
Yepson67124/
Zepson6769/
Iepson6761/
Hepson6759/
Gepcen6720/
Jibsen6715/
Zepsan6712/
Gebsen679/
Jipsin676/
Jipsan675/
Gipsen674/
Jepzon673/
Hepsan673/
Hipsen672/
Yepsan672/
Jevson672/
Jebjen672/
Eppson672/
Sebsen672/
Gepçen671/
Epshin671/
Jepsom671/
Sepsin671/
Jebsan671/
Jebsem671/
Ebsenn671/
Epsoon671/
Yepsin671/
Jypson671/
Hebsen670/
Jepsam670/
Gepsan670/
Eppsin670/
Zipsen670/

Jepsen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jepsen in the Marathi language
जेपसनjepasana-

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