Kerpel Surname

508,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 644 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Kerpel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kerpel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2511:67,28011,478
Brazil1471:1,456,28848,949
United States981:3,698,561204,970
Hungary671:146,51213,290
Turkey241:3,242,55989,463
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Colombia71:6,824,86722,056
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
England11:55,718,059489,080
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Kerpel Last Name Facts

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

Kerpel (Russian: Керпель) occurs most in The Netherlands. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Kerpel click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kerpel? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kerpel is the 508,499th most commonly occurring family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 11,316,065 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 53 percent of Kerpel are found; 40 percent are found in Western Europe and 40 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most widespread in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 251 people, or 1 in 67,280. In The Netherlands it is primarily found in: South Holland, where 61 percent reside, Gelderland, where 9 percent reside and North Brabant, where 8 percent reside. Besides The Netherlands this surname is found in 16 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 23 percent reside and The United States, where 15 percent reside.

Kerpel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kerpel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kerpel surname increased 891 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kerpel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kerpel last name are 29.12% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 82.35% being registered with the party.

Kerpel earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 59.64% more than the national average, earning $68,881 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Koerpel9261/
Kierpel9211/
Kerpelt929/
Kerpiel921/
Kerppel921/
Kerpl9167/
Karpel831,397/
Krepel831,217/
Korpel83434/
Kyrpel83120/
Křepel83103/
Kirpel8371/
Körpel831/
Karpiel771,742/
Kreppel77728/
Korpiel7760/
Karpell7721/
Karpfel7711/
Korpell778/
Krepfel772/
Kirpell771/
Cherpel771/
Querpel770/
Krepl73101/
Karpl7315/
Korpl734/
Körpl731/
Kerplová7149/
Kreppell711/
Crepel67834/
Corpel67382/
Carpel67326/
Krepfl6771/
Krepil6743/
Cirpel6711/
Karpil6710/
Kirpil678/
Krepyl676/
Kreppl672/
Korpil671/
Karpfl671/
Kirpelova671/

Kerpel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kerpel in the Russian language
Керпельkerpel-

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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
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  • 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 Kerpel
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