Poppel Surname

338,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,086 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Greenland

Poppel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Poppel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4021:200,26222,998
United States3191:1,136,23581,718
Netherlands1451:116,46318,437
Canada321:1,151,42583,867
Romania291:692,34047,921
Austria251:340,61736,996
Poland241:1,583,69889,279
Russia211:6,863,003268,198
Greenland211:2,685297
France161:4,151,420237,746
Denmark111:513,15632,022
Czechia81:1,329,18491,312
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
England31:18,572,686338,250
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States331:1,521,77881,120

The alternate forms: Pöppel (1,644) are calculated separately.

Poppel Last Name Facts

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

Poppel (Russian: Поппель) is more commonly found in Germany than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Pöppel. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Poppel? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 338,735th most frequently used family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 6,710,447 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 65 percent of Poppel live; 55 percent live in Western Europe and 53 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Poppel is most frequently held in Germany, where it is carried by 402 people, or 1 in 200,262. In Germany it is most numerous in: Bavaria, where 43 percent are found, Baden-Württemberg, where 20 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 15 percent are found. Not including Germany this surname occurs in 26 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 29 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 13 percent are found.

Poppel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Poppel has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 967 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Poppel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Poppel last name are 4.42% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 57.65% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Poppel earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 22.89% more than the national average, earning $53,025 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.46% less than the national average, earning $41,507 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pöppel941,644/
Poppell921,496/
Poeppel92650/
Poppiel9210/
Popel912,737/
Poppl9151/
Popiel835,510/
Peppel831,497/
Pappel83557/
Poupel83526/
Popell8352/
Poeppl8347/
Pospel8316/
Poepel8310/
Popehl830/
Popl80113/
Poppelová8010/
Popiell7735/
Peppell7730/
Popplet775/
Pospell774/
Pappell771/
Paeppel771/
Popeell770/
Pospesl770/
Papel734,573/
Popyl731,697/
Pöppl73944/
Pepel73890/
Popil73690/
Pöpel73149/
Poepl7322/
Pépel7312/
Peppl7310/
Popeł734/
Päpel731/
Popll731/
Pappl730/
Popelová71285/
Popelova7187/
Popplová716/
Popplova712/
Popplett711/
Peeppell710/
Papell67233/
Popiol67162/
Pospil67134/
Poplet6741/
Pöpelt6730/
Popleh6713/
Popyol678/
Pappil675/
Paeppl673/
Paepel672/
Patpel672/
Peupel671/
Peppil670/
Popill670/

Poppel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Poppel in the Russian language
Поппельpoppel-

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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 Poppel
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