Kopf Surname

34,475th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,372 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Kopf Surname Definition:

(German) Generally a shortened form of a name with this element meaning head; one whose head was unusual or distinctive in some manner.

Kopf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany8,4551:9,5221,192
United States3,5471:102,18711,287
Austria1,7371:4,902552
France6111:108,71116,172
Israel1421:60,2657,682
Switzerland1151:71,4178,505
Brazil1011:2,119,54866,584
Canada891:413,99536,402
Argentina831:514,98137,804
Poland831:457,93746,478
Russia701:2,058,901127,116
Czechia561:189,88327,834
Dominican Republic541:193,2027,170
Hungary431:228,28618,658
England221:2,532,63991,802
Australia191:1,420,82673,129
Belgium191:605,08754,956
Croatia161:264,28827,725
Estonia151:88,12015,474
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Ukraine111:4,138,427206,719
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Iceland61:63,3484,218
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Transnistria41:118,67512,470
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
New Zealand41:1,132,08147,619
Mongolia41:706,32211,365
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Liechtenstein21:19,1891,439
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5101:98,46810,009

The alternate forms: Köpf (3,470) are calculated separately.

Kopf (13) may also be a first name.

Kopf Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Generally a shortened form of a name with this element meaning head; one whose head was unusual or distinctive in some manner.

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

Kopf Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kopf (Russian: Копф) is more frequently found in Germany than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as: Köpf. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kopf? popularity and diffusion

Kopf is the 34,475th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 474,079 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 73 percent of Kopf are found; 71 percent are found in Western Europe and 67 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Kopf is also the 3,159,357th most commonly occurring first name internationally It is held by 13 people.

The surname is most widespread in Germany, where it is held by 8,455 people, or 1 in 9,522. In Germany Kopf is primarily concentrated in: Baden-Württemberg, where 49 percent reside, Bavaria, where 12 percent reside and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 11 percent reside. Not including Germany Kopf exists in 48 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 23 percent reside and Austria, where 11 percent reside.

Kopf Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kopf has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kopf surname rose 695 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 2,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kopf Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Orthodox (88%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Kopf surname are 24.38% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 71.15% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kopf earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 11.32% more than the national average, earning $48,034 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.42% more than the national average, earning $54,859 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Köpf923,470/
Kopff89684/
Koepf89532/
Koupf896/
Kopfs891/
Kopft891/
Kuopf891/
Koopf890/
Koppf890/
Kop8612,280/
Kof86687/
Koepff8064/
Ckospf801/
Kopp7566,438/
Koop7517,161/
Kope756,117/
Koff751,815/
Kofe75673/
Koup75209/
Kohf75162/
Kouf75135/
Koip75114/
Koof7587/
Khop7584/
Kapf7559/
Koif7537/
Kepf7536/
Khof7526/
Copf7526/
Kovp7522/
Koph7511/
Kuop757/
Kopš756/
Koyf755/
Kgop754/
Kosp753/
Kofh753/
Kobp752/
Kkop752/
Kofp751/
Kohp751/
Kopv751/
Kopz751/
Kowf751/
Kotf751/
Ckof751/
Kopb751/
Koëp751/
Gkop751/
Ckop751/
Kofs751/
Hkof751/
Hkop751/
Kozf751/
Kojf751/
Kobf750/
Kopfová7358/
Kopfova731/
Koppe678,098/
Khope673,290/
Khouf67408/
Khoif67373/
Kopps67330/
Kottp67244/
Koutp67183/
Koffe67165/
Köpff6762/
Kapff6756/
Koufe6756/
Koffs6747/
Koupe6736/
Kophs6726/
Koofe6725/
Koope6724/
Koipe6723/
Khosp6719/
Khoof6716/
Kohpe6716/
Khopp6715/
Kopch6714/
Kooff6714/
Kouff6714/
Kophe6711/
Khodp6711/
Khoph678/
Kopås678/
Kopsz676/
Kosft676/
Koype675/
Coppf673/
Koopz672/
Kopsh672/
Koopp672/
Kofhe672/
Kapfe672/
Kuope672/
Kabpf671/
Khofe671/
Kofch671/
Kojpe671/
Koupt671/
Kothf671/
Kotps671/
Kuoff671/
Hkope671/
Khoff671/
Köpfs671/
Koudf671/
Koëff671/
Košpe671/
Khops671/
Kuofh671/
Koiff671/
Kofff671/
Koupp670/
Kuopp670/
Copfe670/
Kephf670/
Kaupf670/
Kotfe670/
Kepff670/

Kopf Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kopf in the Russian language
Копфkopf-

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