Niepel Surname

320,306th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,167 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Niepel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Niepel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany9671:83,25310,513
Papua New Guinea481:169,86923,574
Philippines391:2,595,852132,893
Chile221:800,74917,445
France221:3,019,215204,848
Slovakia171:313,90944,635
Czechia101:1,063,34780,937
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
England61:9,286,343223,652
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Niepel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Niepel is held by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Niepel? popularity and diffusion

The surname Niepel is the 320,306th most commonly occurring surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 6,244,684 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 89 percent of Niepel live; 86 percent live in Western Europe and 84 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most numerous in Germany, where it is borne by 967 people, or 1 in 83,253. In Germany Niepel is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 30 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 22 percent reside and Baden-Württemberg, where 10 percent reside. Barring Germany it occurs in 20 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 4 percent reside and The Philippines, where 3 percent reside.

Niepel Last Name Statistics demography

Niepel earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 163.43% more than the national average, earning $113,667 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Niepelt92292/
Nepel91203/
Nipel9120/
Niepl911/
Neppel83916/
Nispel83825/
Nippel83199/
Gnipel83140/
Njepel8349/
Noepel8328/
Niopel8314/
Nipelt8310/
Neupel8310/
Nepfel836/
Naepel833/
Nipell831/
Naipel831/
Neipel831/
Nyepel831/
Gnepel831/
Nespel830/
Nepl8042/
Nipl8026/
Niepelová8023/
Niepelova801/
Gneupel77184/
Noeppel77175/
Gneipel77109/
Nippell7733/
Neppell7726/
Nippelt778/
Neshpel773/
Neipele770/
Nispell770/
Neeppel770/
Neppl731,108/
Nepil73274/
Nipil7378/
Näpel7338/
Nypel7326/
Neipl736/
Neepl733/
Nippl732/
Nephl731/
Nupel731/
Gneipelt7121/
Nepelová7116/
Nepelova714/
Nieplova711/
Nieplová711/
Nippeldt710/
Naipil67343/
Ngepil6760/
Hnypel6755/
Näpelt6732/
Näpfel6725/
Neipil677/
Nupael674/
Nepleh674/
Nejipl671/
Noupel671/
Nupiel671/
Néppel671/
Naupel670/

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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 Niepel
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