Kops Surname

138,286th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,236 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Kops Surname Definition:

(Dutch/Flemish), Head. (variant: 't Hooft, Kouthoofd, Grostete, de' Mala- testi, Kane, Pen, and Testa d'Oro.)

Kops Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands9981:16,9212,621
Germany6701:120,15714,712
United States6461:561,08246,207
Brazil1951:1,097,81738,391
Papua New Guinea1671:48,8256,087
South Africa1401:386,98434,477
Denmark1221:46,2684,833
Poland431:883,92467,072
Canada411:898,67368,969
Czechia301:354,44942,602
Russia291:4,969,761222,297
England291:1,921,31276,208
Australia251:1,079,82861,253
Belgium201:574,83253,219
Sweden171:579,22142,433
France101:6,642,272293,169
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Latvia51:410,00928,210
Luxembourg51:116,1086,306
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States741:678,63144,191

The alternate forms: Köps (40), Kõps (15) & Kopš (6) are calculated separately.

Kops (154) may also be a first name.

Kops Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Dutch/Flemish), Head. (variant: 't Hooft, Kouthoofd, Grostete, de' Mala- testi, Kane, Pen, and Testa d'Oro.)

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

Kops Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kops (Hindi: केओपीएस, Russian: Копс) is most common in The Netherlands. It can occur in the variant forms: Köps, Kõps or Kopš. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kops? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kops is the 138,286th most frequently held surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 2,252,023 people. Kops is primarily found in Europe, where 61 percent of Kops live; 53 percent live in Western Europe and 52 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 740,891st most frequently used first name throughout the world, borne by 154 people.

This surname is most commonly held in The Netherlands, where it is held by 998 people, or 1 in 16,921. In The Netherlands it is primarily concentrated in: North Brabant, where 33 percent are found, North Holland, where 25 percent are found and South Holland, where 20 percent are found. Not including The Netherlands it exists in 37 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 21 percent are found and The United States, where 20 percent are found.

Kops Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kops has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 873 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 1,450 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kops Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kops surname are 4.43% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 51.2% being registered with the party.

The amount Kops earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 155.54% more than the national average, earning R 607,260 per year; in United States they earn 10.62% more than the national average, earning $47,733 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.04% more than the national average, earning $63,119 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Köps9240/
Kõps9215/
Kopš926/
Koops897,439/
Kopps89330/
Kopse8972/
Kophs8926/
Kopås898/
Kopsz896/
Kopsh892/
Koeps892/
Khops891/
Kopfs891/
Kotps891/
Kopsch802,188/
Khopse805/
Kopshe802/
Koupse801/
Koepfs801/
Kohpse801/
Koipes801/
Kaps754,950/
Kobs753,401/
Cops75886/
Keps75167/
Käps7518/
Kovs7510/
Kopz751/
Kopsová73197/
Kopsova7330/
Kopsche7324/
Koppsch7314/
Kopssch738/
Koepsch732/
Khuopse731/
Kapse6752,835/
Kovsh672,202/
Kapps671,068/
Coops67796/
Copps67750/
Koobs67427/
Kopše67313/
Coups67120/
Kapsh6791/
Keeps6780/
Copse6767/
Köpps6753/
Kapst6750/
Kepps6732/
Kopch6714/
Keups677/
Kopce676/
Kap's674/
Copsø673/
Kobse673/
Kovss672/
Koopz672/
Kaaps672/
Kapsz672/
Kepss672/
Kohvs672/
Kuips671/
Köpfs671/
Kobsz671/
Kgaps671/
Kaphs671/
Kapsd671/
Kapss671/
Kepsh671/
Koebs670/
Coeps670/

Kops Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kops in the Hindi language
केओपीएसke'opi'esa-
Kops in the Russian language
Копсkops-

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