Koppe Surname

62,030th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,098 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4,4681:18,0182,354
Brazil1,1621:184,2297,126
United States6401:566,34246,539
Netherlands6331:26,6784,348
Australia2991:90,28710,366
Ivory Coast1321:174,7827,817
France1161:572,61077,014
Austria841:101,37414,603
India771:9,961,888192,972
Estonia651:20,3353,530
Poland641:593,88754,038
Canada631:584,85148,473
Argentina451:949,85460,205
Finland251:219,86818,073
England241:2,321,58686,519
Nigeria181:9,841,264197,192
Sweden161:615,42245,338
New Zealand161:283,02024,643
Chile161:1,101,03021,213
Cameroon151:1,384,60580,726
Russia141:10,294,504334,277
Ukraine121:3,793,558197,857
Kazakhstan101:1,768,25083,699
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Norway81:642,78647,258
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Cape Verde31:176,5474,737
China31:455,773,85521,925
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
San Marino11:33,214932
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1171:429,22031,367

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).

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

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Köppe935,076/
Koppé931/
Koeppe911,694/
Koppie91299/
Koppey9138/
Koppei9115/
Khoppe914/
Kouppe914/
Kkoppe911/
Kopp8966,438/
Kope896,117/
Koppeis8353/
Koppett8314/
Kopperr832/
Koupper831/
Koppeuh831/
Kopphet831/
Kopeć8024,343/
Khope803,290/
Kappe803,144/
Koppa802,606/
Coppe802,389/
Kgope801,768/
Koppi80591/
Koppy80384/
Keppe80360/
Koepe80337/
Kopps80330/
Kopeh80327/
Kopea80182/
Kopei80156/
Kopie80128/
Kopey80125/
Kopee8059/
Koupe8036/
Koope8024/
Käppe8024/
Koipe8023/
Kopez8018/
Kopeš8017/
Kohpe8016/
Khopp8015/
Kopej8012/
Kophe8011/
Kopeň808/
Koype805/
Koopp802/
Kopeś802/
Kopeť802/
Kuope802/
Kojpe801/
Hkope801/
Kopeč801/
Kopeź801/
Košpe801/
Koupp800/
Kuopp800/
Koppf800/
Khopphet774/
Koppeová773/
Koppetch772/
Koppesch771/
Kop7512,280/
Copper735,788/
Coppes731,307/
Coppey73849/
Köpper73743/
Coppet73737/
Coppee73490/
Kopetz73404/
Keppie73401/
Coppée73372/
Kappei73295/
Khoppi73286/
Kuoppa73274/
Couppe73171/
Kappey73146/
Kopech73123/
Kouppa7392/
Koppit7390/
Kopiej7387/
Khophe7384/
Coppie7371/
Kouppi7365/
Coppez7361/
Kappet7359/
Kõpper7354/
Kappie7347/
Khodpe7338/
Kopecz7335/
Kappej7334/
Koupei7323/
Koipea7322/
Käpper7321/
Koupie7321/
Koppai7319/
Kaeppe7313/
Keppeh7311/
Kophet7311/
Kouphe7310/
Kodpet7310/
Kheppe739/
Koppay739/
Koopee738/
Khopey737/
Kotpet737/
Kophei737/
Kopeah735/
Kauppe734/
Coppeu734/
Khoepe734/
Koephe734/
Khopei734/
Kappea733/
Koppii733/
Kappee733/
Koupeï733/
Keppey732/
Koopes732/
Khoped732/
Koupeh732/
Kuophe732/
Kohppa732/
Kopphy732/
Koupea732/
Koyper732/
Koyppa732/
Koopey732/
Koepfe731/
Kappeu731/
Koeppi731/
Kooppa731/
Kopezz731/
Copped731/
Coeppe731/
Koppaa731/
Kopfeh731/
Koupee731/
Khappe731/
Kopeiß731/
Kopihe731/
Koipes731/
Köppge731/
Kotpei731/
Koupeî731/
Gkoupe731/
Coppea731/
Coppèe731/
Kospet731/
Kotpee731/
Kkgope731/
Hkoppi731/
Koopie731/
Kappez731/
Kuoped731/
Kobpee731/
Khopet731/
Cooppe730/
Kappep730/
Kopieh730/
Koeppy730/
Kophie730/
Kopest730/
Keeppe730/
Koppetsch71364/
Cope6744,467/
Kapp6719,786/
Koop6717,161/
Kopf6715,372/
Kopa6712,247/
Copp678,490/
Kape676,798/
Kopi674,576/
Kepe672,268/
Couppey67771/
Koppová67721/
Coppess67628/
Kopy67292/
Koup67209/
Köpe67127/
Couppez67123/
Koip67114/
Coppett67112/
Kouppis67100/
Képe6795/
Coopper6787/
Khop6784/
Khopets6778/
Kaupper6773/
Kõpp6754/
Couppee6748/
Kohpeiß6739/
Couppie6737/
Koszper6731/
Koppich6720/
Koppova6717/
Koppsch6714/
Kospetz6712/
Koph6711/
Kotphet6711/
Kappess679/
Coppije679/
Kohpeth679/
Coppfer677/
Kappeas677/
Kuop677/
Kopš676/
Kappest676/
Kappesz676/
Khobpee676/
Kappher675/
Khuophe675/
Kotpech675/
Coupper674/
Koppaja674/
Kgop674/
Khotpet674/
Coppead673/
Kothpet673/
Koppish673/
Copphee673/
Kosp673/
Koupfer673/
Kopetch672/
Kopeitz672/
Kobp672/
Koshpey672/
Kkop672/
Koohpey672/
Khophet672/
Kodphet672/
Kopeich671/
Kohp671/
Kopeets671/
Koppaya671/
Koppojh671/
Kopz671/
Kopesch671/
Koëp671/
Kopé671/
Gkop671/
Ckop671/
Couppet671/
Couppée671/
Coppper671/
Kgophea671/
Coipper671/
Hkop671/
Kohphet671/
Kodpech671/
Khotpey671/
Coppeth670/
Cooppes670/
Kappeth670/
Coppets670/
Coppher670/

Koppe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Koppe in the Russian language
Коппеkoppe-

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