Koppers Surname

132,420th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,409 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Koppers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Koppers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,5921:50,5696,599
Netherlands1,3541:12,4721,789
United States2171:1,670,318111,195
Canada631:584,85148,473
France541:1,230,050127,496
Belgium531:216,91827,806
New Zealand241:188,68019,801
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Austria81:1,064,42975,134
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
England21:27,859,030389,889
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

The alternate forms: Köppers (4) are calculated separately.

Koppers Last Name Facts

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

Koppers occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant: Köppers. For other possible spellings of Koppers click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Koppers? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 132,420th most frequently held last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 2,137,737 people. The surname Koppers occurs mostly in Europe, where 90 percent of Koppers are found; 90 percent are found in Western Europe and 88 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is held by 1,592 people, or 1 in 50,569. In Germany Koppers is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 86 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 5 percent live and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 2 percent live. Excluding Germany it exists in 23 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 40 percent live and The United States, where 6 percent live.

Koppers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Koppers has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 1,033 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Koppers Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Koppers last name are 5.39% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 58.62% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Koppers earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 50.78% more than the national average, earning R 358,320 per year; in United States they earn 1.54% more than the national average, earning $43,815 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.42% more than the national average, earning $60,323 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Köppers954/
Koeppers931/
Kopers9231/
Kappers861,265/
Coppers86525/
Keppers86475/
Koppars869/
Koypers863/
Koopers862/
Koepers861/
Kuippers8022/
Kooperse805/
Keuppers802/
Cooppers801/
Kappfers801/
Keeppers800/
Kapers77113/
Kepers7797/
Copers7770/
Köpers774/
Kopors771/
Kuipers7121,022/
Keepers711,032/
Cappers71145/
Coopers71135/
Keupers71126/
Kaupers7197/
Kephers7119/
Kaphers7116/
Kaperst717/
Kapears711/
Coypers711/
Kappars710/
Kaepers710/
Coupers710/
Cooperse6719/
Kasperse671/
Cuippers670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Koppers
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