Köpfli Surname

499,597th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 659 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Köpfli Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Köpfli Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland6531:12,5772,083
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Kopfli (13) are calculated separately.

Köpfli Last Name Facts

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

The last name Köpfli occurs most in Switzerland. It may also be rendered as: Kopfli. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Köpfli? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 499,597th most numerous surname in the world, held by around 1 in 11,058,492 people. The surname Köpfli occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Köpfli live; 99 percent live in Western Europe and 97 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most frequently held in Switzerland, where it is carried by 653 people, or 1 in 12,577. In Switzerland it is mostly concentrated in: Canton of Aargau, where 29 percent reside, Canton of Lucerne, where 27 percent reside and Canton of Zürich, where 11 percent reside. Barring Switzerland this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Denmark, where 0 percent reside and Germany, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kopfli9413/
Köpfle83272/
Köppli8364/
Köpfler77135/
Koepfli7771/
Kapli731,764/
Kefli73715/
Kopli73451/
Kafli73432/
Kepli73279/
Képli73106/
Kofli7332/
Cöpli731/
Keflie671,449/
Kaplyi67725/
Köfler67671/
Kapliy67342/
Khapli67176/
Köpple6791/
Kopfle6778/
Köpler6732/
Kaplei6727/
Kaffli6724/
Kaplij6718/
Kaplli6714/
Kaplai6713/
Keplie6712/
Khefli6711/
Keffli6710/
Koplai679/
Koppli677/
Keefli675/
Khofli674/
Kaploi674/
Keflai674/
Kaflie673/
Kaflij673/
Kaplii672/
Khopli672/
Koplei672/
Koplli671/
Koplie671/
Kappli671/
Keepli671/
Kaphli671/
Keplei671/
Keflih671/
Keupli670/

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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 Köpfli
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