Voelpel Surname

842,714th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 326 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Voelpel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Voelpel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2451:1,479,424101,022
Canada481:767,61660,775
Germany281:2,875,195137,699
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
England11:55,718,059489,080
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States421:1,195,68367,545

Voelpel Last Name Facts

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

Voelpel is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Voelpel? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 842,714th most common last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 22,354,435 people. The surname Voelpel occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 90 percent of Voelpel live; 90 percent live in North America and 90 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Voelpel is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 245 people, or 1 in 1,479,424. In The United States Voelpel is primarily found in: New York, where 18 percent live, Florida, where 15 percent live and Missouri, where 14 percent live. Barring The United States this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 15 percent live and Germany, where 9 percent live.

Voelpel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Voelpel has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 583 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Voelpel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Voelpel last name are 18.04% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 64.81% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Voelpel earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 3.69% more than the national average, earning $44,740 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.65% less than the national average, earning $39,422 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Voelpell932/
Velpel9296/
Volpel9279/
Vaelpel860/
Völpel77694/
Felpel77167/
Woelpl7715/
Welpel775/
Belpel771/
Vølpel771/
Hfelpel713/
Wielpel712/
Welpelt711/
Vaulpel710/
Welpfeld671/
Wellpell670/
Felpl670/
Wilpel621/
Flpl551/
Vaulpoel530/
Wölpl5011/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Voelpel
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