Kopung Surname

570,540th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 553 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Kopung Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kopung Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho2371:8,5761,928
South Africa2161:250,82325,476
Papua New Guinea651:125,44217,113
Indonesia321:4,132,787209,071
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England11:55,718,059489,080

Kopung (100) may also be a first name.

Kopung Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kopung is found most frequently in Lesotho. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Kopung.

How Common Is The Last Name Kopung? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kopung is the 570,540th most common surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 13,178,202 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 82 percent of Kopung live; 82 percent live in Southern Africa and 82 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Kopung is also the 946,056th most widespread forename internationally. It is borne by 100 people.

The surname Kopung is most widely held in Lesotho, where it is carried by 237 people, or 1 in 8,576. In Lesotho Kopung is mostly found in: Maseru District, where 30 percent are found, Leribe District, where 28 percent are found and Quthing District, where 18 percent are found. Not including Lesotho this surname occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 39 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 12 percent are found.

Kopung Last Name Statistics demography

Kopung earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 35.43% less than the national average, earning R 153,432 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khophung8630/
Khoupung861/
Kopong832,721/
Kapung83722/
Kepung835/
Khophueng80412/
Khapung77621/
Keupung7764/
Kapuung7736/
Kophong7722/
Kophing774/
Koupong773/
Khopong772/
Kapoung772/
Koppong771/
Kopunke771/
Kapungue7121/
Koiphong714/
Khophong712/
Kuipoung711/
Khepoung711/
Kapong67339/
Kopuncová67149/
Capung6744/
Copong6711/
Qepung679/
Kopunková678/
Kopuncova676/
Khauphung674/
Kopunkova672/
Khaphueng671/
Kapumg671/
Kapunc671/
Kaphing62102/
Coppong6213/
Cappung624/
Khapong621/
Kapoong621/
Kabpong621/
Khaphong572/
Kopúnková5376/
Kopůncová536/
Kopúncová533/
Kapusinck531/
Capong5019/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Kopung
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