Keppel Surname

114,812th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,025 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Keppel Surname User-submission:

English variant of Koeppel, meaning 'hooded cloak' or 'cape-let' in Alsacian German. A famous bearer of this surname was Augustus Keppel, first mate of explorer Captain Cook.

Keppel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,7971:201,70219,824
Germany6591:122,16314,949
Netherlands4801:35,1825,902
Australia1861:145,13815,497
Brazil1401:1,529,10250,957
England1401:397,98627,485
Austria951:89,63613,202
Ireland941:50,0953,633
New Zealand881:51,4588,272
Russia661:2,183,683132,197
Singapore641:86,0583,478
Canada321:1,151,42583,867
Hungary311:316,65423,519
Poland311:1,226,08978,991
Kazakhstan231:768,80449,532
France191:3,495,933219,029
Ukraine101:4,552,270216,874
Trinidad and Tobago81:170,4978,814
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
China21:683,660,78330,601
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland861:51,5104,301
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England751:325,00521,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2911:172,57315,534

Keppel (37) may also be a first name.

Keppel Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

English variant of Koeppel, meaning 'hooded cloak' or 'cape-let' in Alsacian German. A famous bearer of this surname was Augustus Keppel, first mate of explorer Captain Cook.

- lucus.keppel

Keppel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Keppel (Russian: Кеппель) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Keppel? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 114,812th most frequently occurring last name on earth, held by around 1 in 1,810,570 people. The last name Keppel occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 42 percent of Keppel are found; 38 percent are found in North America and 38 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Keppel is also the 1,688,769th most common first name internationally, held by 37 people.

The last name Keppel is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 1,797 people, or 1 in 201,702. In The United States Keppel is most common in: New York, where 12 percent live, Missouri, where 9 percent live and California, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this surname occurs in 47 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 16 percent live and The Netherlands, where 12 percent live.

Keppel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Keppel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Keppel last name increased 618 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 187 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 109 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Keppel Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Keppel last name is chiefly Catholic (67%) in Ireland and Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Keppel last name are 12.87% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 59.64% registered with the party.

The amount Keppel earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 8.73% more than the national average, earning $46,917 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.16% more than the national average, earning $59,698 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Koeppel922,977/
Kaeppel92328/
Keippel9296/
Keppell9225/
Kheppel921/
Kieppel921/
Keappel920/
Kesppel920/
Keppelt920/
Kepel91887/
Keppl9140/
Koeppell866/
Kappel8312,444/
Koppel837,054/
Köppel835,488/
Käppel83663/
Koeppl83441/
Kippel83301/
Kiepel8348/
Koepel8345/
Kepeel833/
Kebpel833/
Keipel832/
Ceppel832/
Kyppel832/
Keppil831/
Keepel831/
Keupel831/
Kaepel830/
Kepl80186/
Kappell77241/
Kippelt77138/
Kiepiel77109/
Koppell7794/
Koppehl7747/
Kaippel7737/
Caeppel7721/
Koppeel7721/
Cheppel7718/
Khyppel779/
Koepell774/
Kippell771/
Kappiel771/
Koppael771/
Koepfel771/
Queppel771/
Keipele771/
Gkoepel771/
Kuippel770/
Kiepfel770/
Keipfel770/
Koepoel770/
Kapel736,295/
Köppl734,491/
Kopel733,675/
Kappl731,087/
Kipel73784/
Kepil73455/
Koepl73166/
Cepel73122/
Koppl7388/
Käppl7339/
Kypel7334/
Keipl7318/
Köpel7312/
Keepl731/
Qkepl731/
Koppehel7190/
Kepplová718/
Cheppell714/
Kcappell711/
Kepelova711/
Kepplova711/
Chepel673,481/
Cappel672,892/
Coppel671,836/
Kapell671,083/
Kaipel67768/
Kappil67712/
Kapeel67320/
Kopiel67278/
Kipiel67251/
Cippel6753/
Kopell6741/
Coepel6721/
Kipfel6717/
Kapiel6716/
Köppelová6714/
Koipel677/
Quepel674/
Kapuel673/
Kopael673/
Kaypel671/
Khippl671/
Kopeel671/
Koppil671/
Cepell671/
Ceppll671/
Kuipel671/
Kypele671/
Khoppl671/
Kiepeł671/
Kibpel671/
Khepfl671/
Kapehl671/
Kyoppl671/
Köpfel671/
Kipell670/

Keppel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Keppel in the Russian language
Кеппельkeppel-

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