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 Male Koppe Height
173.42 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Koppe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Koppe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Koppe (Russian: Коппе) is most common in Germany. It can also occur as a variant: Köppe or Koppé. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Koppe? popularity and diffusion
The surname Koppe is the 62,030th most commonly held family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 899,919 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 69 percent of Koppe reside; 66 percent reside in Western Europe and 64 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Koppe is also the 1,366,219th most numerous first name internationally. It is borne by 53 people.
The surname Koppe is most commonly occurring 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 reside, Berlin, where 13 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 10 percent reside. Barring Germany Koppe is found in 52 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 14 percent reside and The United States, where 8 percent reside.
Koppe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Koppe has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Koppe last name grew 547 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 267 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Koppe Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Koppe are 13.05% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 59.82% 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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