Keppel Surname
Approximately 4,025 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,797 | 1:201,702 | 19,824 |
| Germany | 659 | 1:122,163 | 14,949 |
| Netherlands | 480 | 1:35,182 | 5,902 |
| Australia | 186 | 1:145,138 | 15,497 |
| Brazil | 140 | 1:1,529,102 | 50,957 |
| England | 140 | 1:397,986 | 27,485 |
| Austria | 95 | 1:89,636 | 13,202 |
| Ireland | 94 | 1:50,095 | 3,633 |
| New Zealand | 88 | 1:51,458 | 8,272 |
| Russia | 66 | 1:2,183,683 | 132,197 |
| Singapore | 64 | 1:86,058 | 3,478 |
| Canada | 32 | 1:1,151,425 | 83,867 |
| Hungary | 31 | 1:316,654 | 23,519 |
| Poland | 31 | 1:1,226,089 | 78,991 |
| Kazakhstan | 23 | 1:768,804 | 49,532 |
| France | 19 | 1:3,495,933 | 219,029 |
| Ukraine | 10 | 1:4,552,270 | 216,874 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 8 | 1:170,497 | 8,814 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Philippines | 6 | 1:16,873,037 | 249,062 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Jamaica | 2 | 1:1,434,974 | 11,081 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 86 | 1:51,510 | 4,301 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 75 | 1:325,005 | 21,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 291 | 1:172,573 | 15,534 |
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.keppelKeppel Demographics
Average Male Keppel Height
178.23 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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 may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Keppel? popularity and diffusion
The surname Keppel is the 114,812th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,810,570 people. The surname Keppel is primarily found in The Americas, where 42 percent of Keppel live; 38 percent live in North America and 38 percent live in Anglo-North America. Keppel is also the 1,688,769th most frequently used first name on earth. It is borne by 37 people.
The last name Keppel is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 1,797 people, or 1 in 201,702. In The United States it is primarily found in: New York, where 12 percent are found, Missouri, where 9 percent are found and California, where 8 percent are found. Aside from The United States Keppel occurs in 47 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 16 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 12 percent are found.
Keppel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Keppel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Keppel last name grew 618 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 187 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 109 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Keppel Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Keppel surname is primarily Catholic (67%) in Ireland and Orthodox (100%) in Russia.
In The United States those holding the Keppel last name are 12.87% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 59.64% being registered to vote for 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
Keppel Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Keppel in the Russian language | ||
| Кеппель | keppel | - |
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