Kopitar Surname

641,055th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 474 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Kopitar Surname User-submission:

The Kopitar surname means 'a person who make hooves' (from Slovenian kopito, meaning 'hoof').

Kopitar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia3091:8,0511,824
United States501:7,249,179331,838
Austria451:189,23224,045
Croatia241:176,19222,291
Brazil221:9,730,651206,332
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

The alternate forms: Kopitár (25) are calculated separately.

Kopitar Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Kopitar surname means 'a person who make hooves' (from Slovenian kopito, meaning 'hoof').

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Kopitar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kopitar (Russian: Копитар) occurs more in Slovenia more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as: Kopitár. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kopitar? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 641,055th most widely held surname internationally, held by around 1 in 15,374,569 people. The surname Kopitar is primarily found in Europe, where 82 percent of Kopitar are found; 70 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 70 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

The surname is most commonly held in Slovenia, where it is carried by 309 people, or 1 in 8,051. In Slovenia it is most common in: Central Slovenia, where 43 percent reside, Savinja, where 38 percent reside and Coastal-Karst, where 5 percent reside. Aside from Slovenia Kopitar occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 11 percent reside and Austria, where 9 percent reside.

Kopitar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kopitar last name are 7.08% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 53.85% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kopitar earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 10.16% less than the national average, earning $38,765 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.31% more than the national average, earning $52,322 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kopitár9525/
Kapitar862/
Kashpitar751/
Kapitor71101/
Kapitár7131/
Kapetar715/
Capitar711/
Kapyshtar632/
Kepeettar631/
Capitaire631/
Copeator531/
Capethart501/
Copestore500/

Kopitar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kopitar in the Russian language
Копитарkopitar-

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