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

Kippes (Russian: Киппес) is more frequently found in Argentina than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Kippes.

How Common Is The Last Name Kippes? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kippes is the 167,319th most commonly held last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 2,819,167 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 73 percent of Kippes reside; 46 percent reside in South America and 35 percent reside in Hispanic Southern America.

This last name is most numerous in Argentina, where it is held by 915 people, or 1 in 46,714. In Argentina it is most common in: Buenos Aires Province, where 70 percent are found, Entre Ríos Province, where 11 percent are found and Santa Fe Province, where 5 percent are found. Besides Argentina this surname occurs in 18 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 26 percent are found and Germany, where 24 percent are found.

Kippes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kippes has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Kippes surname increased 5,231 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kippes Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kippes surname are 20.61% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 67.38% being registered with the political 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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