Chopin Surname
Approximately 9,614 people bear this surname
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').
Read More About This SurnameChopin Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 7,544 | 1:8,805 | 781 |
| United States | 810 | 1:447,480 | 38,385 |
| Mexico | 454 | 1:273,406 | 6,447 |
| Israel | 318 | 1:26,911 | 3,928 |
| El Salvador | 155 | 1:40,928 | 1,201 |
| Canada | 117 | 1:314,920 | 28,951 |
| England | 36 | 1:1,547,724 | 66,012 |
| Australia | 32 | 1:843,616 | 52,533 |
| Venezuela | 21 | 1:1,438,289 | 19,453 |
| Belgium | 19 | 1:605,087 | 54,956 |
| Switzerland | 14 | 1:586,637 | 40,624 |
| Brazil | 12 | 1:17,839,528 | 311,080 |
| Spain | 10 | 1:4,675,204 | 78,608 |
| Iran | 9 | 1:8,531,392 | 160,212 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Poland | 6 | 1:6,334,792 | 156,558 |
| Germany | 5 | 1:16,101,092 | 397,699 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1:14,247,805 | 235,975 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Tonga | 1 | 1:107,313 | 791 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 203 | 1:247,383 | 20,545 |
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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Average Chopin Salary in
United States
$38,828 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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.
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