Koppel Surname

70,125th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,054 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Estonia

Koppel Surname Definition:

“Little Jacob” in Old German.

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Koppel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,3601:153,58415,746
Estonia2,0931:6328
Germany6251:128,80915,693
Russia2551:565,18850,622
Netherlands2391:70,65812,018
Ecuador1931:82,4145,747
Denmark1761:32,0723,326
Canada1301:283,42826,469
Australia1281:210,90420,401
England1211:460,48030,233
Kazakhstan691:256,26822,420
France621:1,071,334116,831
South Africa601:902,96258,308
Poland581:655,32357,058
Austria561:152,06120,229
Mexico521:2,387,04220,469
Argentina501:854,86855,754
Ukraine461:989,62492,482
Sweden411:240,16516,652
Finland391:140,94113,163
New Zealand211:215,63421,249
Israel201:427,88233,464
Brazil201:10,703,717220,519
Greece191:583,14770,237
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Czechia111:966,67976,885
Spain111:4,250,18575,241
Hungary101:981,62846,877
Wales91:343,83718,086
Venezuela91:3,356,00933,931
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Norway61:857,04855,549
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:1,625,02553,310
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1691:297,15223,646

The alternate forms: Köppel (5,488) & Kôppel (1) are calculated separately.

Koppel (32) may also be a first name.

Koppel Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Little Jacob” in Old German.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

User-submitted Reference

English variant of Koeppel, meaning 'hooded cloak' or 'cape-let' in Alsacian German. A famous bearer of this surname was Augustus Keppel, first mate of explorer Captain Cook.

- lucus.keppel

Koppel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Koppel (Russian: Коппель) is found most frequently in The United States. It may also occur in the variant forms: Köppel or Kôppel. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Koppel? popularity and diffusion

It is the 70,125th most widely held surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,033,108 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 54 percent of Koppel live; 36 percent live in North America and 35 percent live in Anglo-North America. Koppel is also the 1,840,253rd most common first name world-wide, borne by 32 people.

This last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 2,360 people, or 1 in 153,584. In The United States Koppel is primarily found in: California, where 16 percent reside, New York, where 15 percent reside and Florida, where 9 percent reside. Besides The United States this surname occurs in 53 countries. It also occurs in Estonia, where 30 percent reside and Germany, where 9 percent reside.

Koppel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Koppel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Koppel surname increased 1,396 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 807 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Koppel Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Orthodox (75%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Koppel surname are 2.05% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 51.18% registered with the political party.

The amount Koppel earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 14.18% less than the national average, earning R 203,940 per year; in United States they earn 22.72% more than the national average, earning $52,951 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.9% more than the national average, earning $61,060 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Köppel945,488/
Kôppel941/
Koeppel922,977/
Koppelt9295/
Koppell9294/
Koppehl9247/
Koppeel9221/
Koppael921/
Kopel913,675/
Koppl9188/
Koppehel8690/
Koeppell866/
Kappel8312,444/
Keppel834,025/
Coppel831,836/
Käppel83663/
Koeppl83441/
Kopiel83278/
Koepel8345/
Kopell8341/
Koipel837/
Kopael833/
Kopeel831/
Kopeld831/
Koppil831/
Khoppl831/
Kopl80150/
Koppehele8063/
Koppfeldt8032/
Koppelová8016/
Koppelova803/
Coppell77570/
Kaeppel77328/
Kappell77241/
Kappelt77215/
Keppell7725/
Koepell774/
Kopfelt773/
Kheppel771/
Kappiel771/
Koepfel771/
Koppleh771/
Kohpell771/
Gkoepel771/
Kopfuel771/
Kuippel770/
Kochpel770/
Koepoel770/
Kapel736,295/
Köppl734,491/
Kopyl734,081/
Kappl731,087/
Kepel73887/
Kopil73567/
Copel73526/
Koepl73166/
Keppl7340/
Käppl7339/
Köpel7312/
Koopl731/
Kopelova7135/
Kopelová7120/
Kopplova715/
Kopplová714/
Koppfält712/
Kcappell711/
Kospesll711/
Ckoopell710/
Cappel672,892/
Kapell671,083/
Coupel67900/
Kappil67712/
Coipel67540/
Kapeel67320/
Koupil67202/
Copell67153/
Kappelová67115/
Kaupel6767/
Coepel6721/
Cospel6717/
Kapiel6716/
Köppelová6714/
Kotpil677/
Coopel676/
Coypel674/
Kepeel673/
Kapuel673/
Kebpel673/
Kopyol672/
Keppil671/
Keepel671/
Keupel671/
Koppylova671/
Copeld671/
Copiel671/
Coppil671/
Kuipel671/
Kopleh671/
Kapehl671/
Kapelt671/
Kappelova671/
Köpfel671/
Coëpel671/
Koplet671/
Kaepel670/

Koppel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Koppel in the Russian language
Коппельkoppel-

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