Koopmann Surname

68,111th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,294 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Koopmann Surname Definition:

(Dutch) The merchant or tradesman, a peddler.

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Koopmann Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany6,3481:12,6821,642
United States6551:553,37245,711
Netherlands971:174,09525,153
Argentina361:1,187,31770,591
Denmark301:188,15715,676
Namibia301:80,3137,828
Switzerland251:328,51725,592
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Paraguay91:804,0838,568
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
England71:7,959,723202,100
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Austria41:2,128,85991,203
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
France11:66,422,722504,397
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States791:635,68042,122

Koopmann Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Dutch) The merchant or tradesman, a peddler.

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

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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Koopmann Last Name Facts

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

The surname Koopmann is carried by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Koopmann click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Koopmann? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 68,111th most commonly used last name globally It is held by around 1 in 999,115 people. The surname Koopmann occurs predominantly in Europe, where 89 percent of Koopmann are found; 89 percent are found in Western Europe and 89 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most prevalent in Germany, where it is held by 6,348 people, or 1 in 12,682. In Germany Koopmann is mostly found in: Lower Saxony, where 48 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 22 percent are found and Schleswig-Holstein, where 12 percent are found. Apart from Germany it occurs in 26 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 9 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 1 percent are found.

Koopmann Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Koopmann has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Koopmann last name increased 829 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Koopmann Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Koopmann are 26.79% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 73.56% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Koopmann earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 26.47% less than the national average, earning R 174,732 per year; in United States they earn 6.37% more than the national average, earning $45,899 USD per year and in Canada they earn 50.7% more than the national average, earning $74,873 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Koopmannn941/
Koopman9332,757/
Kopmann931,003/
Koppmann88660/
Kopfmann88331/
Coopmann88253/
Kophmann881/
Koepmann880/
Hkoopman880/
Kopman861,348/
Coopman802,997/
Koppman80236/
Kopfman80187/
Kopmane80100/
Kopmant8062/
Kapmann8019/
Copmann8017/
Kopmaan8015/
Küpmann8014/
Kõpmann8012/
Khopman809/
Koypman802/
Koepman801/
Koopmam801/
Koopmon801/
Koupman801/
Kupmann800/
Kophman800/
Kaupmann75237/
Kappmann7542/
Kuupmann757/
Coppmann751/
Cooppman750/
Copman71161/
Kapman7166/
Kupman7115/
Kopmon712/
Kaupman6717/
Khapman6712/
Kappman673/
Coppman673/
Kaapman672/
Kapmane671/
Kopmamg671/
Kapmang671/
Kapfman671/
Coupman670/
Capmann670/
Kuppman670/

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