Großkopf Surname

121,856th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,756 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Großkopf Surname User-submission:

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

Großkopf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3,7191:21,6472,874
Austria371:230,14727,778
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States581:865,83952,959

The alternate forms: Grokopf (27) are calculated separately.

Großkopf Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

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

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Großkopf Last Name Facts

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

The surname Großkopf occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as: Grokopf. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Großkopf? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 121,856th most prevalent last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 1,940,241 people. The surname Großkopf occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Großkopf reside; 100 percent reside in Western Europe and 100 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequent in Germany, where it is held by 3,719 people, or 1 in 21,647. In Germany Großkopf is mostly found in: Bavaria, where 21 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 15 percent are found and Berlin, where 11 percent are found. Barring Germany it exists in one country. It also occurs in Austria, where 1 percent are found.

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