Korpel Surname

684,148th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 434 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Korpel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Korpel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands3331:50,7128,704
Germany461:1,750,119100,509
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Körpel (1) are calculated separately.

Korpel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Korpel has its highest incidence in The Netherlands. It can also occur as a variant: Körpel. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Korpel? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 684,148th most prevalent last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 16,791,580 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 89 percent of Korpel live; 88 percent live in Western Europe and 88 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Korpel is most widely held in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 333 people, or 1 in 50,712. In The Netherlands it is mostly concentrated in: South Holland, where 66 percent are found, Utrecht, where 12 percent are found and North Brabant, where 8 percent are found. Aside from The Netherlands this last name occurs in 14 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 11 percent are found and Canada, where 3 percent are found.

Korpel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Korpel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Korpel last name rose 1,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Korpel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Korpel surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

The amount Korpel earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 118.31% more than the national average, earning R 518,784 per year and in United States they earn 11.53% more than the national average, earning $48,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Körpel941/
Koerpel9261/
Korpiel9260/
Korpell928/
Korpeld921/
Korpl914/
Karpel831,397/
Kerpel83644/
Kurpel83436/
Corpel83382/
Korpil831/
Korpelová801/
Korpelova801/
Kurpiel772,390/
Karpiel771,742/
Corpuel7755/
Kurpell7730/
Karpell7721/
Korpleh7714/
Corpiel7711/
Karpfel7711/
Corpell771/
Kerppel771/
Kerpiel771/
Kerpl7367/
Karpl7315/
Körpl731/
Kurzpiel711/
Kurpyl67385/
Carpel67326/
Kurpil67111/
Karpelova6720/
Karpil6710/
Kurpelová677/
Karpelová676/
Curpel674/
Kurpelova671/
Karpfl671/
Korpilova671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Korpel
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