Kropov Surname

926,175th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 285 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Kropov Surname User-submission:

Kropov is russified variation of the Krop or Kropotkin family name, changed during the Stalin era to avoid persecution. This last name means this person is from Kropp, a municipality in the district of Schleswig-Flensburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

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Kropov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia2111:683,04858,412
Ukraine441:1,034,60795,076
Kazakhstan151:1,178,83365,606
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Bulgaria41:1,744,72646,837
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197

Kropov Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Kropov is russified variation of the Krop or Kropotkin family name, changed during the Stalin era to avoid persecution. This last name means this person is from Kropp, a municipality in the district of Schleswig-Flensburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

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Kropov is a russified version of the last name Krop, Kropp, or Kropf.

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Kropov Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kropov (Georgian: კროპოვი, Russian: Кропов) is held by more people in Russia than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kropov? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 926,175th most common surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 25,570,337 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 59 percent of Kropov live; 53 percent live in North Asia and 53 percent live in Slavic North Asia.

The surname Kropov is most prevalent in Russia, where it is carried by 211 people, or 1 in 683,048. In Russia it is most common in: Tomsk Oblast, where 32 percent live, Irkutsk Oblast, where 31 percent live and Moscow, where 9 percent live. Apart from Russia this surname exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Ukraine, where 15 percent live and Kazakhstan, where 5 percent live.

Kropov Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Kropov last name is principally Christian (60%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Kropov last name are 16% more likely to be registered with the Communist Party Party than the national average, with 30.77% being registered with the party.

Kropov earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 16.31% more than the national average, earning $50,188 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kropova92373/
Khropov92118/
Kroupov9210/
Kropotv921/
Khropova86161/
Kroupova8633/
Krapov83158/
Kropop83131/
Krepov8350/
Kropow8313/
Krapopova809/
Khrapov773,851/
Krapova77146/
Kropoff7716/
Khrepov775/
Kroppop771/
Kropaev771/
Khrapova714,256/
Krepow6712/
Krapof672/
Kroophoop671/
Krapop671/
Khrapaev576/
Khrapoff571/

Kropov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kropov in the Georgian language
კროპოვიkropovi-
Kropov in the Russian language
Кроповkropov-

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