Kippes Surname

167,319th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,585 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Argentina
Highest density in:
Bolivia

Kippes Surname Definition:

(German) Dweller at the peak of the hill or mountain; descendant of Kippo, a pet form of names beginning with Geben (gift), as Gebahard, Giperich and Gebald.

Kippes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Argentina9151:46,7143,944
United States6801:533,02844,312
Germany6111:131,76016,047
Bolivia2791:38,0522,341
Russia531:2,719,303152,706
Austria141:608,24554,975
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Kazakhstan51:3,536,499118,599
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
England21:27,859,030389,889
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
France11:66,422,722504,397
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Kippes Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Dweller at the peak of the hill or mountain; descendant of Kippo, a pet form of names beginning with Geben (gift), as Gebahard, Giperich and Gebald.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Kippes Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kippes (Russian: Киппес) occurs more in Argentina more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kippes? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 167,319th most commonly occurring family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 2,819,167 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 73 percent of Kippes live; 46 percent live in South America and 35 percent live in Hispanic Southern America.

This surname is most numerous in Argentina, where it is held by 915 people, or 1 in 46,714. In Argentina it is most numerous in: Buenos Aires Province, where 70 percent live, Entre Ríos Province, where 11 percent live and Santa Fe Province, where 5 percent live. Not including Argentina Kippes occurs in 18 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 26 percent live and Germany, where 24 percent live.

Kippes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kippes has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kippes surname expanded 5,231 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kippes Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Kippes are 20.61% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 67.38% being registered with the party.

Kippes earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 2.45% less than the national average, earning $42,090 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kippest928/
Kippies925/
Kippess920/
Kipes91100/
Kipees83556/
Keppes8395/
Keipes8347/
Kipese8339/
Kippez8313/
Kipets838/
Kaipes837/
Kippis832/
Kuppes832/
Kipies831/
Kipeis831/
Koipes831/
Kiepes831/
Kippesová801/
Kuppies7712/
Kippist777/
Kipesse774/
Caippes773/
Kiepees771/
Kiepeas771/
Keppeas770/
Kuppess770/
Keiphes770/
Képes73867/
Kepes73862/
Kipis73104/
Cipes7392/
Kupes7329/
Kippisch712/
Kheipets711/
Keepes67203/
Kipish67125/
Kaipis67119/
Kepese67103/
Kipisz6792/
Keppis6773/
Kepets6754/
Cuppes6754/
Chipes6727/
Kypets6721/
Kepesz6721/
Kipetz6720/
Kupies6719/
Kepeas6713/
Kuppis6710/
Kipyos679/
Kupesh675/
Khupes674/
Kepesh673/
Caipes673/
Kipise673/
Cippis672/
Kephes672/
Quipes671/
Kiepis671/
Kepees671/
Kipios671/
Kupesz671/
Ceppes670/
Ciphes670/

Kippes Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kippes in the Russian language
Киппесkippes-

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