Kup Surname

252,136th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,570 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kup Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kup Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea7821:10,427897
Germany1531:526,17944,202
Indonesia1341:986,93472,456
Russia1211:1,191,10087,429
Netherlands951:177,76025,545
India561:13,697,596234,369
United States401:9,061,473385,835
Czechia261:408,98046,580
Canada221:1,674,800111,190
Belarus211:452,43144,053
England171:3,277,533109,658
Kazakhstan161:1,105,15663,055
Brazil141:15,291,024280,658
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
Ukraine121:3,793,558197,857
Austria81:1,064,42975,134
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States421:1,195,68367,545

The alternate forms: Küp (1,364) are calculated separately.

Kup (3,435) may also be a first name.

Kup Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kup (Bengali: কুপ, Hindi: कूप, Marathi: कूप, Oriya: କୁପ, Russian: Куп) is found most in Papua New Guinea. It can appear in the variant forms: Küp. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kup? popularity and diffusion

Kup is the 252,136th most prevalent last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 4,641,749 people. This surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 50 percent of Kup live; 50 percent live in Oceania Islands and 50 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 121,373rd most common first name worldwide It is held by 3,435 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 782 people, or 1 in 10,427. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily found in: Western Highlands, where 30 percent live, Jiwaka, where 21 percent live and Madang, where 18 percent live. Apart from Papua New Guinea this last name exists in 42 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 10 percent live and Indonesia, where 9 percent live.

Kup Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kup has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kup last name contracted 5 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 283 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kup Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Orthodox (67%) in Russia, Catholic (50%) in Belarus and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Kup surname are 2.33% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 55.56% registered with the party.

The amount Kup earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 23.73% less than the national average, earning $32,908 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.48% less than the national average, earning $44,476 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Küp891,364/
Kaup866,065/
Kupe862,900/
Keup861,170/
Kupp861,013/
Kupś86762/
Kuip86422/
Koup86209/
Khup86199/
Kuyp8666/
Kupz8624/
Kupf8620/
Kuup8620/
Kutp865/
Kuhp864/
Kupt863/
Kupė863/
Qkup862/
Kuph861/
Hkup861/
Kujp861/
Khupe757,153/
Kaupp753,722/
Kuppe751,316/
Kaupe75646/
Keupp75515/
Koutp75183/
Kuphe75161/
Kupsh75118/
Kupsz7587/
Kuyps7552/
Kuipe7539/
Koupe7536/
Kaupt7536/
Keupe7528/
Kupch7525/
Khupp7522/
Kuijp7518/
Khaup757/
Koupf756/
Koupt751/
Kňupp751/
Kauph751/
Kaupz751/
Kupfe751/
Keupt750/
Kaupf750/
Kuppf750/
Kuipp750/
Kuphs750/
Kuipt750/
Koupp750/
Kub672,256/
Kupsch672,012/
Khuphe671,930/
Khuspe671,311/
Cup671,140/
Kupova67119/
Kupová67108/
Kouphe6710/
Kauppe674/
Kouppe674/
Khaupe673/
Kuispe672/
Khoudp671/
Khuppe671/
Khuipe671/
Gkoupe671/
Khaupt670/

Kup Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kup in the Bengali language
কুপkupa-
Kup in the Hindi language
कूपkupa79.75
कुपkupa19.62
Kup in the Oriya language
କୁପkupa76.92
କୂପkupa23.08
Kup in the Marathi language
कूपkupa50
कुपkupa50
Kup in the Russian language
Купkup-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kup
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