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.
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Keppel Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Keppel Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Keppel (Russian: Кеппель) is found most frequently in The United States. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Keppel? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 114,812th most commonly held surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 1,810,570 people. The last name Keppel occurs mostly in The Americas, where 42 percent of Keppel reside; 38 percent reside in North America and 38 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,688,769th most frequently held first name on earth. It is borne by 37 people.
It is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 1,797 people, or 1 in 201,702. In The United States it is most prevalent in: New York, where 12 percent reside, Missouri, where 9 percent reside and California, where 8 percent reside. Other than The United States this surname occurs in 47 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 16 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 12 percent reside.
Keppel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Keppel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Keppel surname 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 adherence of those holding the surname is principally Catholic (67%) in Ireland and Orthodox (100%) in Russia.
In The United States those holding the Keppel surname are 12.87% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 59.64% being registered to vote for the political 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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