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

The surname Kepes (Russian: Кэпэс) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Képes, Kepeš, Képeš or Képès. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kepes? popularity and diffusion

Kepes is the 406,240th most frequently held family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 8,454,230 people. Kepes is mostly found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Kepes reside; 44 percent reside in North America and 43 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,212,820th most prevalent first name world-wide. It is borne by 65 people.

This surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 350 people, or 1 in 1,035,597. In The United States it is most frequent in: Ohio, where 15 percent reside, Michigan, where 13 percent reside and Pennsylvania, where 12 percent reside. Excluding The United States it occurs in 29 countries. It also occurs in Hungary, where 26 percent reside and The Philippines, where 10 percent reside.

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 grew 11,667 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kepes Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kepes last name are 11.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.33% being registered with the 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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kepes
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