Koppe Surname
Approximately 8,098 people bear this surname
Koppe 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).
Koppe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 4,468 | 1:18,018 | 2,354 |
| Brazil | 1,162 | 1:184,229 | 7,126 |
| United States | 640 | 1:566,342 | 46,539 |
| Netherlands | 633 | 1:26,678 | 4,348 |
| Australia | 299 | 1:90,287 | 10,366 |
| Ivory Coast | 132 | 1:174,782 | 7,817 |
| France | 116 | 1:572,610 | 77,014 |
| Austria | 84 | 1:101,374 | 14,603 |
| India | 77 | 1:9,961,888 | 192,972 |
| Estonia | 65 | 1:20,335 | 3,530 |
| Poland | 64 | 1:593,887 | 54,038 |
| Canada | 63 | 1:584,851 | 48,473 |
| Argentina | 45 | 1:949,854 | 60,205 |
| Finland | 25 | 1:219,868 | 18,073 |
| England | 24 | 1:2,321,586 | 86,519 |
| Nigeria | 18 | 1:9,841,264 | 197,192 |
| Sweden | 16 | 1:615,422 | 45,338 |
| New Zealand | 16 | 1:283,020 | 24,643 |
| Chile | 16 | 1:1,101,030 | 21,213 |
| Cameroon | 15 | 1:1,384,605 | 80,726 |
| Russia | 14 | 1:10,294,504 | 334,277 |
| Ukraine | 12 | 1:3,793,558 | 197,857 |
| Kazakhstan | 10 | 1:1,768,250 | 83,699 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| Norway | 8 | 1:642,786 | 47,258 |
| Indonesia | 7 | 1:18,892,742 | 520,071 |
| Denmark | 7 | 1:806,388 | 43,211 |
| Spain | 6 | 1:7,792,006 | 100,283 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Cape Verde | 3 | 1:176,547 | 4,737 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Turkey | 3 | 1:25,940,474 | 162,557 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Latvia | 2 | 1:1,025,023 | 41,546 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| San Marino | 1 | 1:33,214 | 932 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 9 | 1:2,708,374 | 73,770 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 117 | 1:429,220 | 31,367 |
The alternate forms: Köppe (5,076) & Koppé (1) are calculated separately.
Koppe (53) may also be a first name.
Koppe 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).
Koppe Demographics
Average Koppe Salary in
United States
$45,551 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Koppe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Koppe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Koppe (Russian: Коппе) is held by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant: Köppe or Koppé. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Koppe? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 62,030th most prevalent last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 899,919 people. The last name Koppe is mostly found in Europe, where 69 percent of Koppe live; 66 percent live in Western Europe and 64 percent live in Germanic Europe. Koppe is also the 1,366,219th most prevalent first name at a global level It is held by 53 people.
The surname Koppe is most frequent in Germany, where it is held by 4,468 people, or 1 in 18,018. In Germany Koppe is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 15 percent are found, Berlin, where 13 percent are found and Lower Saxony, where 10 percent are found. Outside of Germany this surname exists in 52 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 14 percent are found and The United States, where 8 percent are found.
Koppe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Koppe has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Koppe last name rose 547 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 267 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Koppe Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Koppe last name are 13.05% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 59.82% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Koppe earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 22.92% more than the national average, earning 425,409 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 19.9% less than the national average, earning R 190,356 per year; in United States they earn 5.57% more than the national average, earning $45,551 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.62% more than the national average, earning $60,422 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Koppe Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Koppe in the Russian language | ||
| Коппе | koppe | - |
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