Chopin Surname

53,153rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,614 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Chopin Surname User-submission:

(French) One who was pugnacious, old French chopin, which means 'violent blow/fist' (chop , meaning 'blow' or 'fist', via Latin colpus, from Greek kolaphos).

(French) nickname for one who drank a lot, or made and sold the chopine (old French chopine, from middle-low German schopen, meaning 'ladle').

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Chopin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France7,5441:8,805781
United States8101:447,48038,385
Mexico4541:273,4066,447
Israel3181:26,9113,928
El Salvador1551:40,9281,201
Canada1171:314,92028,951
England361:1,547,72466,012
Australia321:843,61652,533
Venezuela211:1,438,28919,453
Belgium191:605,08754,956
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
Spain101:4,675,20478,608
Iran91:8,531,392160,212
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
China51:273,464,31313,838
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Tonga11:107,313791
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2031:247,38320,545

Chopin (1,424) may also be a first name.

Chopin Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

(French) One who was pugnacious, old French chopin, which means 'violent blow/fist' (chop , meaning 'blow' or 'fist', via Latin colpus, from Greek kolaphos).

(French) nickname for one who drank a lot, or made and sold the chopine (old French chopine, from middle-low German schopen, meaning 'ladle').

(French-Polish) One who came from Szopa or Szopinek (Polish szopa, meaning 'shed', 'booth'), and common suffix -iń(ski). Szopiń(ski), French form Chopin, in the case of Frédédric Chopin who was ethnically Polish.

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Chopin Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chopin is borne by more people in France than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Chopin.

How Common Is The Last Name Chopin? popularity and diffusion

Chopin is the 53,153rd most prevalent surname on earth, held by around 1 in 758,014 people. The last name Chopin is predominantly found in Europe, where 76 percent of Chopin reside; 75 percent reside in Western Europe and 75 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 206,824th most widespread given name globally, held by 1,424 people.

It is most frequently held in France, where it is held by 7,544 people, or 1 in 8,805. In France it is most numerous in: Hauts-de-France, where 18 percent live, Pays de la Loire, where 13 percent live and Île-de-France, where 11 percent live. Besides France Chopin exists in 43 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 8 percent live and Mexico, where 5 percent live.

Chopin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Chopin has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Chopin surname rose 399 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 1,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Chopin Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Chopin surname are 13.59% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60.36% registered with the political party.

The amount Chopin earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 10.01% less than the national average, earning $38,828 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.32% less than the national average, earning $47,536 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Choppin92992/
Choupin92229/
Chopina9218/
Schopin9216/
Choopin926/
Choping921/
Chopion921/
Copin916,030/
Hopin91152/
Chopn915/
Chopping86979/
Choupina86274/
Schoping8610/
Chopienė861/
Choopien861/
Chapin8317,789/
Coppin839,534/
Chopen832,954/
Coupin83976/
Shopin83750/
Houpin83532/
Hoppin83389/
Hoping83168/
Chepin83109/
Khopin8378/
Copijn8362/
Chopne8352/
Hopink8311/
Copien835/
Hospin834/
Chopén833/
Jhopin831/
Hoipin831/
Hoopin830/
Tchoupina8043/
Schooping8040/
Chopinova805/
Copn802/
Hopping772,206/
Chaupin771,294/
Schopen77834/
Shopina77736/
Chapina77547/
Chojpen77506/
Chappin77274/
Shoping77207/
Choppen77173/
Khopina7786/
Schapin7771/
Houppin7771/
Chapion7745/
Chopyon779/
Coppijn779/
Cahapin777/
Choopen776/
Chepien774/
Khoipin774/
Hooping774/
Tchopne774/
Houping773/
Couppin773/
Hopfing772/
Chaping772/
Choupen772/
Chopyna772/
Choupne771/
Chaspin771/
Chatpin771/
Hoiping771/
Hoppfin771/
Shoupin771/
Chhapin771/
Chhopen771/
Shoppin770/
Chapinn770/
Schoppn770/
Cooppin770/
Capin736,972/
Sopin732,471/
Hapin731,784/
Copen731,274/
Hopen73908/
Jopin73104/
Xopin7337/
Hopyn7322/
Zopin737/
Hopén734/
Copyn732/
Copén732/
Copín732/
Houpn731/
Hophn731/
Chapn731/
Hopne731/
Coppn730/
Hoppn730/
Schoppen71334/
Shchapin71246/
Choopeng71170/
Schapink71119/
Schapina71106/
Chappina7161/
Schappin7145/
Choopaen7129/
Shouping7116/
Choipeng7112/
Shopping717/
Choypeng717/
Schoupen713/
Choupeng712/
Schaupin711/
Chapping711/
Tchoupen711/
Tchoupne711/
Choppeng711/
Chobpuen711/
Chappion710/
Hoppen672,581/
Sopina672,417/
Coppen671,434/
Shapin671,215/
Soppin67793/
Shopen67500/
Shopyn67472/
Coopen67413/
Soupin67239/
Joppin67123/
Khapin67119/
Höping6789/
Chapen6785/
Haping6774/
Chapim6770/
Capien6768/
Tsopin6767/
Haupin6763/
Hopfen6762/
Hoopen6755/
Soping6753/
Sopion6742/
Khopyn6736/
Soopin6734/
Cappin6731/
Ciapin6721/
Soipin6718/
Chepyn6718/
Chepen6713/
Haspin6712/
Zhapin678/
Chapne677/
Happin674/
Chapín674/
Chopem674/
Chapyn674/
Chapnd673/
Ceupin673/
Chapnk673/
Hopeng673/
Coppyn673/
Höpink673/
Chopynova673/
Joipin673/
Joupin672/
Chepén672/
Hospyn672/
Jopihn671/
Houpen671/
Copeen671/
Coupen671/
Hapien671/
Zopien671/
Shopinova671/
Hopyng671/
Hopenn671/
Hopäng671/
Šopina671/
Zoupin671/
Sahpin671/
Schappien671/
Szopin671/
Zhopen671/
Shoppingg671/
Shoopping671/
Chuoypeng671/
Schapn670/
Hatpin670/
Hospen670/
Copfen670/
Hapfin670/
Chapnn670/

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