Koepke Surname

73,004th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,749 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Nauru

Koepke Surname Definition:

(German) Descendant of little Kob, a pet form of Jacobus (the supplanter).

Koepke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,6971:77,1688,830
Germany1,4951:53,8506,999
Canada2241:164,48916,566
Poland911:417,67944,209
Israel741:115,64412,871
Australia721:374,94030,993
Brazil371:5,785,793142,916
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Colombia81:5,971,75920,087
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Nauru71:1,697282
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
England21:27,859,030389,889
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3061:164,11314,904

Koepke Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Descendant of little Kob, a pet form of Jacobus (the supplanter).

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

Koepke Last Name Facts

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

Koepke occurs most in The United States. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Koepke.

How Common Is The Last Name Koepke? popularity and diffusion

The surname Koepke is the 73,004th most commonly used surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 1,079,796 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 73 percent of Koepke are found; 72 percent are found in North America and 72 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 4,697 people, or 1 in 77,168. In The United States it is most frequent in: Wisconsin, where 14 percent are found, Illinois, where 8 percent are found and California, where 7 percent are found. Excluding The United States Koepke occurs in 22 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 22 percent are found and Canada, where 3 percent are found.

Koepke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Koepke has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Koepke surname increased 1,535 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Koepke Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Koepke are 16.38% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 63.15% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Koepke earn in different countries varies markedly. In Colombia they earn 16.81% less than the national average, earning $18,886,400 COP per year; in United States they earn 4.39% more than the national average, earning $45,042 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.58% more than the national average, earning $58,914 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Koepcke92232/
Koepkey9237/
Koeppke9210/
Koepker922/
Koepkie920/
Kopke912,063/
Kepke91583/
Kiepke83442/
Koebke83340/
Keppke83212/
Kepkey83119/
Keipke8374/
Kopkie8371/
Koppke8363/
Kopcke8357/
Koepka8350/
Kopkey8320/
Kepcke8319/
Kaepke837/
Coepke832/
Kepkei832/
Kopkee831/
Koupke831/
Kepkie830/
Kuepke830/
Koepky830/
Keepke830/
Koebcke77178/
Keepkie7720/
Koepcki773/
Kaeppke771/
Koppcke771/
Koepcka770/
Koopkey770/
Kaepker770/
Köpke736,843/
Kupke733,984/
Kapke73674/
Kopki7333/
Kobke7321/
Küpke7320/
Kepki7312/
Kopky737/
Kopké734/
Coepk731/
Copke731/
Koebk731/
Koedphkt711/
Koebckke711/
Köpcke671,235/
Kaupke67248/
Kappke67238/
Kaapke67214/
Kupkee67102/
Köppke6786/
Kapkea6764/
Khapke6759/
Kopkoi6759/
Kuppke6753/
Kiebke6734/
Kepkay6726/
Kapkey6722/
Kopkai6714/
Käppke6710/
Kupcke679/
Kupker675/
Kapkei674/
Kepque672/
Kopcky672/
Copkey671/
Koppki671/
Kuspke671/
Keapka671/
Keepki670/
Koupky670/
Kopcki670/
Kapkie670/
Kapkee670/
Koupka670/
Kupkea670/
Kupkie670/
Copkee670/
Kupkey670/
Kaipke670/
Kobcke670/

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