Koopowitz Surname

2,808,717th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48 people bear this surname

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

Koopowitz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Koopowitz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
England51:11,143,612252,590

Koopowitz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Koopowitz is found most in South Africa. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Koopowitz.

How Common Is The Last Name Koopowitz? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,808,717th most prevalent family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 151,823,873 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 40 percent of Koopowitz live; 40 percent live in Southern Africa and 40 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

Koopowitz is most widespread in South Africa, where it is carried by 19 people, or 1 in 2,851,458. In South Africa Koopowitz is most prevalent in: Eastern Cape, where 47 percent are found, Gauteng, where 42 percent are found and KwaZulu-Natal, where 5 percent are found. Outside of South Africa it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 40 percent are found and Australia, where 10 percent are found.

Koopowitz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Koopowitz surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered with the political party.

The amount Koopowitz earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 74.7% more than the national average, earning R 415,164 per year and in United States they earn 22.15% more than the national average, earning $52,708 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kopowitz944/
Kopowicz8228/
Kupowitz8220/
Kapowitz827/
Kappowitz782/
Kopowitsch7411/
Kapowicz7152/
Kupowicz711/
Kaupowicz678/
Kaspowicz678/
Kazpowicz672/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Koopowitz
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