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 is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Koepke.

How Common Is The Last Name Koepke? popularity and diffusion

It is the 73,004th most widely held family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 1,079,796 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 73 percent of Koepke reside; 72 percent reside in North America and 72 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 4,697 people, or 1 in 77,168. In The United States Koepke is most prevalent in: Wisconsin, where 14 percent live, Illinois, where 8 percent live and California, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this surname exists in 22 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 22 percent live and Canada, where 3 percent live.

Koepke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Koepke has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Koepke last name increased 1,535 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Koepke Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Koepke last name are 16.38% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 63.15% being registered with 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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