Kepes Surname

406,240th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 862 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Hungary

Kepes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kepes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3501:1,035,59775,973
Hungary2231:44,0194,691
Philippines881:1,150,43492,307
Brazil321:6,689,823158,565
Canada301:1,228,18688,140
France281:2,372,240182,981
Argentina201:2,137,171104,027
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
England71:7,959,723202,100
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Romania51:4,015,57458,306
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Bosnia and Herzegovina41:884,10015,259
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Slovenia21:1,243,83827,519
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

The alternate forms: Képes (867), Kepeš (36), Képeš (61) & Képès (1) are calculated separately.

Kepes (65) may also be a first name.

Kepes Last Name Facts

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

Kepes (Russian: Кэпэс) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Képes, Kepeš, Képeš or Képès. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kepes? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kepes is the 406,240th most widespread family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 8,454,230 people. The surname Kepes is mostly found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Kepes live; 44 percent live in North America and 43 percent live in Anglo-North America. Kepes is also the 1,212,820th most frequently held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 65 people.

The last name Kepes is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 350 people, or 1 in 1,035,597. In The United States Kepes is most prevalent in: Ohio, where 15 percent are found, Michigan, where 13 percent are found and Pennsylvania, where 12 percent are found. Beside The United States it is found in 29 countries. It is also common in Hungary, where 26 percent are found and The Philippines, where 10 percent are found.

Kepes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kepes has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 11,667 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kepes Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kepes surname are 11.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 58.33% registered with the political party.

The amount Kepes earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 34.27% more than the national average, earning $57,936 USD per year and in Canada they earn 44.88% more than the national average, earning $71,983 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Képes93867/
Kepeš9336/
Keepes91203/
Kepese91103/
Keppes9195/
Kepets9154/
Keipes9147/
Kepesz9121/
Kepeas9113/
Kepesh913/
Kephes912/
Kiepes911/
Kepees911/
Képeš8761/
Képès871/
D'Kepes831/
Kiepees831/
Kiepeas831/
Keppeas830/
Keiphes830/
Kepez801,468/
Kapes80435/
Kopes80308/
Kipes80100/
Kepis8056/
Cepes8010/
Kepys801/
Kepesova779/
Kheipets771/
Kappes739,790/
Kippes732,585/
Koppes731,852/
Kipees73556/
Kapesh7383/
Keppis7373/
Kepece7357/
Chepes7349/
Kepecz7340/
Kipese7339/
Kopies7327/
Cepesh7324/
Kypets7321/
Cephes7317/
Kapeis7311/
Kaphes738/
Kipets738/
Kaipes737/
Kopesh737/
Kepysh736/
Quepes736/
Kapeus734/
Kepish732/
Kapesz732/
Koipes731/
Kepyts731/
Kaapes731/
Kipeis731/
Kipies731/
Kapies731/
Kepios731/
Keapis731/
Cepess731/
Kiepis731/
Kephis731/
Kophes730/
Ceppes730/
Kepeshova713/
Koppies67196/
Koppeis6753/
Kiepisz6712/
Kappess679/
Kippest678/
Kappeas677/
Kappesz676/
Kespech675/
Kippies675/
Chepesh674/
Kipesse674/
Kepetch673/
Khephetshe673/
Ketpech673/
Ceyphes672/
Kappies672/
Kopiesz671/
Kapeesh671/
Ceaphes671/
Cephess671/
Kopesch671/
Cepheas671/
Ceepees671/
Kepisse671/
Kepaish671/
Kippess670/
Keppist670/

Kepes Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kepes in the Russian language
Кэпэсkepes-

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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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 Kepes
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