Vopel Surname

632,228th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 483 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Vopel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vopel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4301:187,22221,768
United States221:16,475,406557,260
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Austria81:1,064,42975,134
France61:11,070,454349,096
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Vöpel (370) are calculated separately.

Vopel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Vopel occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Vöpel. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vopel? popularity and diffusion

The surname Vopel is the 632,228th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 15,088,087 people. The last name Vopel is mostly found in Europe, where 92 percent of Vopel reside; 92 percent reside in Western Europe and 91 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

Vopel is most prevalent in Germany, where it is borne by 430 people, or 1 in 187,222. In Germany Vopel is most frequent in: Saxony-Anhalt, where 26 percent live, Thuringia, where 20 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 18 percent live. Barring Germany Vopel exists in 10 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 5 percent live and Canada, where 2 percent live.

Vopel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Vopel has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 2,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Vopel Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Vopel earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 35.04% less than the national average, earning $28,029 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.14% less than the national average, earning $43,652 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vöpel93370/
Voepel91408/
Voppel919/
Vospel913/
Vopelt910/
Voupel910/
Vopl891/
Vospell831/
Wopel8030/
Bopel802/
Vepel801/
Vapel800/
Vaupel734,980/
Boppel73276/
Woppel7390/
Vospěl7359/
Bopiel7312/
Vospil739/
Vappel734/
Foppel734/
Wopiel733/
Vapell731/
Vaspel731/
Vaepel731/
Woeppel67286/
Vaupell67101/
Foeppel6799/
Boppell6741/
Woipele673/
Bopl672/
Vaupeld672/
Bopiell671/
Uopl671/
Woepell671/
Foepfel670/

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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
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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 Vopel
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