Kropf Surname

50,270th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,212 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Kropf Surname Definition:

(German) Descendant of Kropp, a pet form of names beginning with the element hrod (fame), as Hrodobert, Hrodgaer, Rotbrand, etc.; one who came from Kropp, in Germany; one who had a prominent goiter.

Kropf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3,3191:24,2563,218
United States2,9711:121,99913,014
Austria1,2991:6,555808
Switzerland1,2311:6,6721,063
Canada5381:68,4867,881
Hungary1351:72,7137,407
Brazil1331:1,609,58153,222
Slovenia1281:19,4354,406
South Africa1031:525,99742,056
Australia531:509,35338,491
Netherlands501:337,74438,500
France391:1,703,147154,208
Italy291:2,108,85190,314
England241:2,321,58686,519
Croatia231:183,85222,841
Serbia211:340,23616,447
Paraguay211:344,6075,239
Ukraine201:2,276,135151,395
Sweden161:615,42245,338
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2481:202,49517,559

Kropf (13) may also be a first name.

Kropf Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Descendant of Kropp, a pet form of names beginning with the element hrod (fame), as Hrodobert, Hrodgaer, Rotbrand, etc.; one who came from Kropp, in Germany; one who had a prominent goiter.

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

Kropf Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kropf (Russian: Кропф) occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Kropf.

How Common Is The Last Name Kropf? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 50,270th most commonly held last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 713,626 people. Kropf occurs predominantly in Europe, where 62 percent of Kropf live; 58 percent live in Western Europe and 57 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 3,159,357th most common first name world-wide, borne by 13 people.

The surname is most frequent in Germany, where it is carried by 3,319 people, or 1 in 24,256. In Germany Kropf is mostly concentrated in: Bavaria, where 39 percent are found, Baden-Württemberg, where 16 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 8 percent are found. Apart from Germany it exists in 43 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 29 percent are found and Austria, where 13 percent are found.

Kropf Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kropf has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kropf surname increased 1,198 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 2,400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kropf Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kropf last name are 39.08% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 92.31% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kropf earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 377.96% more than the national average, earning S/. 92,653 per year; in South Africa they earn 135.43% more than the national average, earning R 559,464 per year; in United States they earn 4.44% more than the national average, earning $45,063 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.15% more than the national average, earning $53,733 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kropff91642/
Kroopf9143/
Kropfe911/
Kropft911/
Kropfs911/
Krofpf910/
Kroppf910/
Krop8910,367/
Krof89142/
Kroppfe830/
Kroupft830/
Kropp8015,103/
Krapf807,210/
Kroff80396/
Kroop80380/
Krops80288/
Krope80233/
Krofe80209/
Khrop80105/
Cropf8082/
Krouf8025/
Krepf8024/
Kroup8024/
Kroph8018/
Kropš8014/
Khrof8014/
Kropt8010/
Krofs804/
Kroof802/
Kroif801/
Krzop801/
Kropb801/
Krofp800/
Kropfová775/
Khrouf73519/
Krapff7364/
Kroppe7325/
Kropsz7315/
Krospe737/
Kroffe737/
Kroope736/
Kroopp733/
Krofch733/
Kroupp733/
Kropps733/
Kroupe732/
Kreupf731/
Kropsh731/
Kroufe731/
Krofhe731/
Krapft731/
Cropff731/
Kropss731/
Krophe731/
Kroffp731/
Kreppf731/
Krapfs731/
Krouft730/
Kroops730/
Krappf730/
Krob671,790/
Krow671,344/
Krap67618/
Crop67453/
Krov67386/
Kropova67373/
Kraf67182/
Kropsch67104/
Kropová6769/
Krofová6731/
Crof675/
Kh'rouf672/
Qrop671/
Krooptd671/
Khrhoff670/

Kropf Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kropf in the Russian language
Кропфkropf-

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