Poepjes Surname

935,326th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 281 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Poepjes Surname User-submission:

1. A patronymic surname based on the first name Poppe, with the form Poepje as the flattery.

2. From German wage workers, which were often called Poepen, a corruption of the German Buben.

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Poepjes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2151:78,54513,251
Australia451:599,90442,958
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Poepjes Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Poepjes has two possible origins:

1. A patronymic surname based on the first name Poppe, with the form Poepje as the flattery.

2. From German wage workers, which were often called Poepen, a corruption of the German Buben.

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Poepjes Last Name Facts

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

The surname Poepjes has its highest incidence in The Netherlands. It can also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Poepjes.

How Common Is The Last Name Poepjes? popularity and diffusion

It is the 935,326th most frequently occurring surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 25,934,327 people. The surname Poepjes occurs mostly in Europe, where 77 percent of Poepjes are found; 77 percent are found in Western Europe and 77 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most frequently used in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 215 people, or 1 in 78,545. In The Netherlands Poepjes is primarily concentrated in: Friesland, where 80 percent reside, North Holland, where 15 percent reside and Overijssel, where 3 percent reside. Aside from The Netherlands this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 16 percent reside and Canada, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Popjes9246/
Papjes7743/
Popies7730/
Pepies770/
Popiesz7126/
Popiesh715/
Poppies713/
Popiesch6710/
Papies62138/
Pupies623/
Papyes621/
Papiesz5719/
Paepier571/
Peudpiece5043/
Peudpièce501/

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