Yepsen Surname

590,896th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 528 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Chile

Yepsen Surname User-submission:

A judge misspelled Jepson in the 19th century, which created Yepsen\Yepson surname. Jepson comes from the name Geoffrey, which means 'God peace'.

Yepsen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2971:1,220,40086,581
Chile2191:80,4413,205
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Yepsen Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

A judge misspelled Jepson in the 19th century, which created Yepsen\Yepson surname. Jepson comes from the name Geoffrey, which means 'God peace'.

- kirby43

Yepsen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yepsen occurs most in The United States. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Yepsen click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yepsen? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 590,896th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 13,802,170 people. The surname Yepsen is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Yepsen are found; 56 percent are found in North America and 56 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 297 people, or 1 in 1,220,400. In The United States Yepsen is mostly concentrated in: Illinois, where 51 percent are found, Iowa, where 10 percent are found and New York, where 4 percent are found. Besides The United States this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Chile, where 41 percent are found and Argentina, where 2 percent are found.

Yepsen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Yepsen has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 3,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Yepsen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Yepsen surname are 8.17% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 61.4% being registered to vote for the party.

Yepsen earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.33% less than the national average, earning $40,418 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yepssen921/
Yiepsen921/
Epsen9152/
Jepsen8314,087/
Iepsen83143/
Yepson83124/
Gepsen8337/
Yepjen835/
Yepsan832/
Yepsin831/
Epsien831/
Eypsen830/
Jeppsen77750/
Yepsson778/
Jespsen772/
Ieppsen771/
Jepssen771/
Yepsonn770/
Ebsen732,058/
Epson73488/
Epsin734/
Epsan731/
Jeppssen710/
Jepson6710,548/
Ephson67879/
Jebsen67779/
Gepson67127/
Iepson6761/
Eibsen6730/
Yebson6722/
Gepcen6720/
Yevgen6713/
Yevsin679/
Gebsen679/
Eybsen676/
Eapsin674/
Jepsin672/
Eppson672/
Epshin671/
Jepsan671/
Ebsenn671/
Eupson671/
Epsoon671/
Gepçen671/
Gepsan670/
Eppsin670/

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