Koopman Surname

16,944th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32,757 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Koopman Surname Definition:

“Merchant” in Dutch. See Kaufman.

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Koopman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa16,1501:3,355442
Netherlands9,6451:1,751107
United States3,3341:108,71611,876
Israel1,6951:5,049744
Australia4651:58,0557,063
Canada4581:80,4498,972
Namibia2881:8,3661,625
Belgium1521:75,63611,994
France811:820,03498,127
England811:687,87739,238
New Zealand791:57,3219,018
Luxembourg611:9,5171,548
Brazil561:3,822,756105,432
Germany471:1,712,88299,068
Thailand271:2,616,235275,741
Aruba181:5,749789
Switzerland181:456,27333,097
United Arab Emirates141:654,44824,061
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Colombia41:11,943,51826,735
Curaçao41:39,312638
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Cayman Islands21:31,9461,715
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
China21:683,660,78330,601
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Iceland11:380,09011,096
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1521:330,38625,648

Koopman (10) may also be a first name.

Koopman Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Merchant” in Dutch. See Kaufman.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(Dutch) The merchant or tradesman, a peddler.

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

(Dutch/Flemish), Kaufmann (German), Chapman (English), Merchant.

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

User-submitted Reference

A surname of Dutch origin, Koopman is an alternate spelling of the occupational name for a buyer or merchant: coepman. Altered spelling of the North German Koopmann.

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Koopman Last Name Facts

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

The surname Koopman is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Koopman? popularity and diffusion

Koopman is the 16,944th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 222,473 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 50 percent of Koopman reside; 50 percent reside in Southern Africa and 50 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most prevalent first name world-wide, held by 10 people.

Koopman is most widespread in South Africa, where it is carried by 16,150 people, or 1 in 3,355. In South Africa Koopman is most prevalent in: Western Cape, where 58 percent reside, Northern Cape, where 17 percent reside and Eastern Cape, where 10 percent reside. Outside of South Africa this last name is found in 51 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 29 percent reside and The United States, where 10 percent reside.

Koopman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Koopman has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Koopman surname grew 2,193 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 623 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Koopman Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Koopman last name are 22.11% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 68.88% being registered with the political party.

The amount Koopman earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 33.76% more than the national average, earning 462,904 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 29.52% less than the national average, earning R 167,484 per year; in United States they earn 5.65% more than the national average, earning $45,586 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.71% more than the national average, earning $55,503 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Koopmann937,294/
Hkoopman930/
Kopman921,348/
Koopmannn881/
Coopman862,997/
Kopmann861,003/
Koppman86236/
Kopfman86187/
Kopmane86100/
Kopmant8662/
Kopmaan8615/
Khopman869/
Koypman862/
Koopmam861/
Koepman861/
Koupman861/
Koopmon861/
Kophman860/
Koppmann80660/
Kopfmann80331/
Coopmann80253/
Kophmann801/
Cooppman800/
Koepmann800/
Copman77161/
Kapman7766/
Kupman7715/
Kopmon772/
Kapmann7119/
Copmann7117/
Kaupman7117/
Küpmann7114/
Kõpmann7112/
Khapman7112/
Kappman713/
Coppman713/
Kaapman712/
Kapmane711/
Kopmamg711/
Kapmang711/
Kapfman711/
Coupman710/
Kupmann710/
Kuppman710/
Kaupmann67237/
Kappmann6742/
Kaupmane6737/
Kuupmann677/
Coppmann671/
Kaupfman671/
Kautpman670/

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