Grosskopff Surname

2,136,387th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 78 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Grosskopff Surname Definition:

(German) One with a large head.

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Grosskopff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa611:888,15957,770
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Grosskopff Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One with a large head.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

This is a German surname, meaning 'big head'.

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Grosskopff Last Name Facts

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

The last name Grosskopff is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Grosskopff? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,136,387th most frequently held family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 93,430,076 people. The surname Grosskopff occurs predominantly in Africa, where 78 percent of Grosskopff reside; 78 percent reside in Southern Africa and 78 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Grosskopff is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is borne by 61 people, or 1 in 888,159. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Eastern Cape, where 48 percent are found, KwaZulu-Natal, where 30 percent are found and Gauteng, where 20 percent are found. Without taking into account South Africa it is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 12 percent are found and Germany, where 6 percent are found.

Grosskopff Last Name Statistics demography

Grosskopff earn marginally less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 2.73% less than the national average, earning R 231,156 per year.

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