Kopp Surname

8,563rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 66,438 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Kopp Surname Definition:

(German) Descendant of Kob, a pet form of Jacobus (the supplanter); dweller at the head or uppermost part of some topographical feature; descendant of Kopp, from Gobbo, a pet form of Godabald (God, bold) and Godaberht (God, bright).

Kopp Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany33,4121:2,409223
United States16,1741:22,4102,817
France2,7971:23,7482,785
Austria2,5701:3,313327
Brazil2,0181:106,0823,994
Switzerland1,9341:4,247610
Kazakhstan1,4721:12,0131,834
Canada1,2021:30,6544,004
Czechia6791:15,6602,317
Argentina6571:65,0585,561
Russia6301:228,76724,614
Australia4361:61,9177,474
Poland3301:115,17817,248
Sweden2471:39,8653,181
Hungary2101:46,7444,988
Netherlands1601:105,54517,044
Denmark1511:37,3823,890
Thailand1461:483,82484,756
England1451:384,26226,878
Venezuela1391:217,2965,691
South Africa1281:423,26336,588
Ukraine1001:455,22753,509
Chile851:207,2536,537
Belgium581:198,21826,032
Spain491:954,12336,393
India461:16,675,334263,471
Colombia451:1,061,6469,449
Belarus431:220,95527,273
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Paraguay311:233,4434,129
Estonia311:42,6398,109
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Croatia301:140,95319,667
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Norway191:270,64728,127
New Zealand141:323,45226,435
Italy131:4,704,361107,811
Slovakia131:410,49652,415
Guatemala121:1,340,2225,550
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Iran81:9,597,816173,045
Uruguay81:428,97023,885
Kyrgyzstan71:853,23652,732
Slovenia61:414,61218,975
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
United States Virgin Islands51:22,0752,767
Bolivia51:2,123,2876,830
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Swaziland41:324,550996
Bulgaria41:1,744,72646,837
Wales41:773,63329,106
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Guam11:160,1214,893
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Samoa11:193,8081,089
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England541:451,39625,813
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,9791:25,3763,137

The alternate forms: Kõpp (54) are calculated separately.

Kopp (67) may also be a first name.

Kopp Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Descendant of Kob, a pet form of Jacobus (the supplanter); dweller at the head or uppermost part of some topographical feature; descendant of Kopp, from Gobbo, a pet form of Godabald (God, bold) and Godaberht (God, bright).

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

Kopp Last Name Facts

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

Kopp (Russian: Копп) occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant: Kõpp. For other possible spellings of Kopp click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kopp? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kopp is the 8,563rd most frequently occurring family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 109,689 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 65 percent of Kopp live; 62 percent live in Western Europe and 57 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,191,548th most frequent first name throughout the world, held by 67 people.

The last name Kopp is most widespread in Germany, where it is borne by 33,412 people, or 1 in 2,409. In Germany Kopp is primarily found in: Baden-Württemberg, where 28 percent are found, Bavaria, where 22 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 13 percent are found. Apart from Germany this surname exists in 83 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 24 percent are found and France, where 4 percent are found.

Kopp Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kopp has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 817 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 269 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 80 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Kopp Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Catholic (80%) in Ireland and Orthodox (75%) in Russia.

In The United States Kopp are 18.25% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 65.02% registered with the political party.

The amount Kopp earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 97.29% more than the national average, earning 682,790 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 27.48% more than the national average, earning R 302,940 per year; in Colombia they earn 13.12% more than the national average, earning $25,681,000 COP per year; in United States they earn 7.67% more than the national average, earning $46,460 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.78% less than the national average, earning $48,302 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kõpp9254/
Koppe898,098/
Kopps89330/
Khopp8915/
Koopp892/
Koppf890/
Kuopp890/
Koupp890/
Kop8612,280/
Kouppe804/
Khoppe804/
Kkoppe801/
Kapp7519,786/
Koop7517,161/
Kopf7515,372/
Copp758,490/
Kope756,117/
Koup75209/
Koip75114/
Khop7584/
Koph7511/
Kuop757/
Kopš756/
Kgop754/
Kosp753/
Kkop752/
Kobp752/
Kohp751/
Kopz751/
Koëp751/
Gkop751/
Ckop751/
Hkop751/
Koppová73721/
Koppova7317/
Koppsch7314/
Khope673,290/
Kappe673,144/
Coppe672,389/
Copps67750/
Keupp67515/
Kottp67244/
Koutp67183/
Koupe6736/
Kophs6726/
Koope6724/
Koipe6723/
Khosp6719/
Kohpe6716/
Kopch6714/
Khodp6711/
Kophe6711/
Kopås678/
Khoph678/
Kopsz676/
Koupf676/
Koype675/
Coppf673/
Koopz672/
Kuope672/
Kopsh672/
Kohehepp672/
Khapp672/
Kapph671/
Kojpe671/
Koupt671/
Kotps671/
Kopfs671/
Hkope671/
Kopft671/
Košpe671/
Khops671/
Kuopf671/
Kaapp671/
Koopf670/
Coupp670/

Kopp Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kopp in the Russian language
Коппkopp-

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