Kopel Surname

124,100th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,675 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Kopel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kopel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0681:339,38130,590
Israel8921:9,5941,472
Poland6731:56,4778,893
Papua New Guinea3171:25,7222,841
Ukraine1841:247,40632,520
Germany1101:731,86855,248
Czechia761:139,91421,949
Australia551:490,83137,357
England481:1,160,79354,689
Indonesia411:3,225,590176,839
Canada381:969,62173,252
Russia301:4,804,102217,805
Argentina281:1,526,55084,030
Brazil251:8,562,973188,780
France151:4,428,181244,602
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

The alternate forms: Köpel (12) are calculated separately.

Kopel (638) may also be a first name.

Kopel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kopel (Russian: Копель) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Köpel. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kopel? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 124,100th most common last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,983,006 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 31 percent of Kopel are found; 29 percent are found in North America and 29 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 329,390th most commonly occurring first name in the world, held by 638 people.

Kopel is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 1,068 people, or 1 in 339,381. In The United States Kopel is most common in: Minnesota, where 17 percent live, California, where 14 percent live and New York, where 12 percent live. Barring The United States this surname occurs in 42 countries. It is also common in Israel, where 24 percent live and Poland, where 18 percent live.

Kopel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kopel has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 6,675 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kopel Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Kopel surname is principally Orthodox (67%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Kopel are 6.85% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 60.08% registered with the political party.

The amount Kopel earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 282.68% more than the national average, earning R 909,396 per year; in United States they earn 20.09% more than the national average, earning $51,817 USD per year and in Canada they earn 31.09% more than the national average, earning $65,129 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Köpel9312/
Koppel917,054/
Kopiel91278/
Koepel9145/
Kopell9141/
Koipel917/
Kopael913/
Kopeld911/
Kopeel911/
Kopl89150/
Koeppel832,977/
Koppelt8395/
Koppell8394/
Koppehl8347/
Koppeel8321/
Koepell834/
Kopfelt833/
Gkoepel831/
Kopfuel831/
Koppael831/
Koepfel831/
Kohpell831/
Kochpel830/
Koepoel830/
Kapel806,295/
Kopyl804,081/
Kepel80887/
Kopil80567/
Copel80526/
Koepl80166/
Koppl8088/
Koopl801/
Koppehel7790/
Kopelova7735/
Kopelová7720/
Koeppell776/
Kospesll771/
Ckoopell770/
Kappel7312,444/
Köppel735,488/
Keppel734,025/
Coppel731,836/
Kapell731,083/
Coupel73900/
Käppel73663/
Coipel73540/
Koeppl73441/
Kapeel73320/
Koupil73202/
Copell73153/
Kaupel7367/
Coepel7321/
Cospel7317/
Kapiel7316/
Kotpil737/
Coopel736/
Coypel734/
Kebpel733/
Kapuel733/
Kepeel733/
Kopyol732/
Kapehl731/
Keepel731/
Keupel731/
Koppil731/
Copeld731/
Copiel731/
Kuipel731/
Kopleh731/
Koplet731/
Coëpel731/
Kôppel731/
Köpfel731/
Kapelt731/
Khoppl731/
Kaepel730/
Koppehele7163/
Koppfeldt7132/
Koppelová7116/
Koppelova713/
Kapl67607/
Coppell67570/
Kaeppel67328/
Coispel67278/
Kappell67241/
Kappelt67215/
Kepl67186/
Köpl67164/
Koplová67152/
Kápl6780/
Keppell6725/
Koplova677/
Coupell673/
Couëpel673/
Coipell672/
Kheppel671/
Kappiel671/
Koppleh671/
Kuippel670/

Kopel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kopel in the Russian language
Копельkopel-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kopel
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