Kappenberg Surname

450,362nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 755 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Kappenberg Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kappenberg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany6171:130,47915,889
United States491:7,397,121336,459
Netherlands451:375,27140,838
Brazil371:5,785,793142,916
Uruguay41:857,94031,713
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Kappenberg Last Name Facts

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

Kappenberg occurs most in Germany. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kappenberg? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 450,362nd most frequently used last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 9,652,379 people. Kappenberg occurs predominantly in Europe, where 88 percent of Kappenberg are found; 88 percent are found in Western Europe and 88 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most prevalent in Germany, where it is carried by 617 people, or 1 in 130,479. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 52 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 35 percent reside and Hamburg, where 7 percent reside. Aside from Germany it is found in 7 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 6 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 6 percent reside.

Kappenberg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kappenberg has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 350 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kappenberg Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kappenberg last name are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the party.

Kappenberg earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 53.85% more than the national average, earning $66,385 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kapenberg951/
Koppenberg90245/
Kappenburg90113/
Cappenberg9083/
Kapfenberg9027/
Capenberg841/
Koppenburg80153/
Koppenborg8052/
Coppenberg801/
Coopenberg7010/

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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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  • 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 Kappenberg
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