Topel Surname

141,785th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,142 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Topel Surname Definition:

(German, Polish) Dweller near a poplar tree.

Topel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,5471:234,29822,522
Turkey7721:100,8058,796
Germany5381:149,63817,978
Papua New Guinea671:121,69716,585
Venezuela421:719,14512,108
England271:2,063,63279,942
Northern Cyprus251:12,7603,292
Poland201:1,900,43796,203
Brazil161:13,379,646256,605
Argentina131:3,287,955132,850
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
Wales91:343,83718,086
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Bulgaria51:1,395,78141,665
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Costa Rica41:1,195,0176,919
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States551:913,06755,053

The alternate forms: Töpel (715) are calculated separately.

Topel (175) may also be a first name.

Topel Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German, Polish) Dweller near a poplar tree.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Topel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Topel (Russian: Топель) is most common in The United States. It can also appear as a variant: Töpel. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Topel? popularity and diffusion

The last name Topel is the 141,785th most commonly held last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 2,319,397 people. The surname Topel is mostly found in The Americas, where 52 percent of Topel are found; 49 percent are found in North America and 49 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Topel is also the 690,096th most common forename on earth, held by 175 people.

It is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 1,547 people, or 1 in 234,298. In The United States Topel is most numerous in: Wisconsin, where 19 percent live, Illinois, where 14 percent live and Minnesota, where 8 percent live. Apart from The United States Topel occurs in 34 countries. It is also found in Turkey, where 25 percent live and Germany, where 17 percent live.

Topel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Topel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Topel last name expanded 2,813 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Topel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Topel are 15.49% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 62.26% registered with the political party.

Topel earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 20.48% more than the national average, earning $51,985 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Töpel93715/
Toppel91701/
Toepel91431/
Topiel9139/
Topfel9111/
Toupel914/
Topell914/
Topelt911/
Thopel911/
Topl8911/
Toepoel83314/
Tospell8315/
Toppell8313/
Toeppel8313/
Toepell8313/
Tapel803,700/
Tepel80988/
Topil80313/
Topfl804/
Thopl800/
Topelova776/
Tosspell774/
Topelová773/
Tappel73426/
Töppel73353/
Teupel73216/
Topiol73116/
Tepoel73100/
Thopil7396/
Teppel7349/
Töpfel7342/
Tapelt7336/
Taepel7313/
Toppil7312/
Taupel731/
Teepel731/
Topyol731/
Tapiel731/
Toplep731/
Topleh731/
Tapell730/
Tepell730/
Thoppil671,729/
Toupiol67172/
Tapl67154/
Teepell67150/
Toplova6746/
Teupell6733/
Töpl6716/
Topplep6711/
Tepl675/
Thoopil671/
Toepleh671/
Thopfil671/
Tooppil671/
Thapell670/

Topel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Topel in the Russian language
Топельtopel-

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