Pepel Surname

396,198th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 890 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Pepel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pepel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia2771:520,30047,524
Poland2651:143,42920,662
United States711:5,105,055259,233
Romania671:299,67027,018
Ukraine541:843,01383,340
Slovenia421:59,2309,095
Germany261:3,096,364143,912
Papua New Guinea211:388,27250,829
Belarus141:678,64756,781
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
Kazakhstan81:2,210,31295,036
Slovakia71:762,35073,078
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
France21:33,211,361423,184
England21:27,859,030389,889
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

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

Pepel (83) may also be a first name.

Pepel Last Name Facts

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

Pepel (Georgian: პეპელ, Oriya: େପେପଲ, Russian: Пепел) occurs more in Russia more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as: Pépel. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pepel? popularity and diffusion

The last name Pepel is the 396,198th most prevalent surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 8,188,254 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 78 percent of Pepel reside; 68 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 31 percent reside in West Slavic Europe. It is also the 1,052,971st most widespread first name world-wide, borne by 83 people.

This last name is most frequent in Russia, where it is carried by 277 people, or 1 in 520,300. In Russia it is most prevalent in: Moscow, where 21 percent reside, Murmansk Oblast, where 14 percent reside and Saint Petersburg, where 8 percent reside. Barring Russia this last name is found in 29 countries. It is also common in Poland, where 30 percent reside and The United States, where 8 percent reside.

Pepel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Pepel has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 1,775 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pepel Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Orthodox (87%) in Russia.

In The United States Pepel are 12.48% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 34.29% registered to vote for the political party.

Pepel earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.34% more than the national average, earning $43,297 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pépel9312/
Peppel911,497/
Piepel91251/
Poepel9110/
Peipel913/
Paepel912/
Pespel911/
Peupel911/
Peapel910/
Pepl8978/
Poeppel83650/
Peapell83137/
Peppell8330/
Paeppel831/
Phepell830/
Papel804,573/
Popel802,737/
Pöpel80149/
Pepil8045/
Pipel8031/
Poepl8022/
Peppl8010/
Pypel802/
Päpel801/
Pepeł801/
Peipl800/
Piepl800/
Pepelova77181/
Pepelová777/
Peeppell770/
Popiel735,510/
Pöppel731,644/
Poppel731,086/
Pippel73635/
Pappel73557/
Papell73233/
Pepiol73163/
Peipil7353/
Popell7352/
Poeppl7347/
Pöpelt7330/
Peplet734/
Paeppl733/
Pipiel733/
Phipel731/
Peepil731/
Peppil730/
Poppell671,496/
Peplova67240/
Popl67113/
Pipl6796/
Pöpl6796/
Popiell6735/
Papl6723/
Poppiel6710/
Pappell671/
Paipele671/
Peplová671/
Popeell670/
Pippell670/

Pepel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pepel in the Georgian language
პეპელpepel-
Pepel in the Oriya language
େପେପଲepepala-
Pepel in the Russian language
Пепелpepel-

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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 Pepel
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