Copham Surname

2,237,939th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 72 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Wales

Copham Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Copham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa231:2,355,55298,611
United States231:15,759,084542,937
England151:3,714,537119,675
Wales71:442,07621,198
Botswana41:546,73222,624
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England231:1,059,79941,508
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Copham Last Name Facts

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

Copham is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Copham? popularity and diffusion

The last name Copham is the 2,237,939th most common surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 101,215,916 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 38 percent of Copham live; 38 percent live in Southern Africa and 38 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is borne by 23 people, or 1 in 2,355,552. In South Africa Copham is most numerous in: Gauteng, where 100 percent are found. Without taking into account South Africa Copham occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 32 percent are found and England, where 21 percent are found.

Copham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Copham has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Copham surname rose 767 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 35 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 233 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Copham Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Copham earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 19.22% more than the national average, earning R 283,320 per year and in United States they earn 1.67% less than the national average, earning $42,429 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Capham8323/
Chopam8311/
Coopam831/
Cophan831/
Kopham831/
Sopham830/
Jopham830/
Coppam830/
Choppam7714/
Chapham778/
Chopame772/
Cotphan771/
Coffham771/
Sopheam771/
Cophane770/
Copan73336/
Sopam7371/
Kopam7327/
Capam733/
Jopam732/
Scoffham71186/
Chowphom7110/
Choophom713/
Coupan67421/
Coipan67281/
Coopan67122/
Copain6795/
Koppam6789/
Kophan6789/
Coppom6786/
Capaim6760/
Copang6747/
Kopame6727/
Kophom6723/
Chapam6721/
Copean6713/
Kopeam6712/
Copane678/
Djopam678/
Cgopan675/
Sapham674/
Cospan674/
Sophom673/
Caphan673/
Coppan673/
Copand672/
Cotpan671/
Soppam671/
Kopaim671/
Capame671/
Chapom671/
Copanq671/
Kepham670/
Cofhan670/
Coffam670/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Copham
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