Kopeček Surname

330,612th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,120 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Czechia

Kopeček Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kopeček Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia1,0751:9,8921,314
Slovakia401:133,41124,423
Croatia51:845,72148,179
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Kopecek (311) are calculated separately.

Kopeček Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kopeček occurs more in Czechia more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Kopecek. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kopeček? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 330,612th most commonly occurring last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 6,506,737 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Kopeček live; 100 percent live in Eastern Europe and 100 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

This last name is most prevalent in Czechia, where it is carried by 1,075 people, or 1 in 9,892. In Czechia it is most common in: South Moravian Region, where 35 percent reside, Olomouc Region, where 12 percent reside and Vysočina Region, where 11 percent reside. Not including Czechia this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Slovakia, where 4 percent reside and Croatia, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kopecek95311/
Kopaček8615/
Kopíček868/
Kopiček866/
Kopesek861/
Kopečeková821/
Kopeczek8067/
Kopechek8014/
Kopetsek801/
Kopececk801/
Kopieczek7554/
Kopetschek7123/
Kopesec7120/
Kopačík7114/
Kopezyk716/
Kopačik714/
Kapezek712/
Copecek711/
Kopoczek6790/
Kopaczek6741/
Kopetseg6719/
Kopechyk677/
Kopiczek671/

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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 Kopeček
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