Köpf Surname

130,388th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,470 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Köpf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Köpf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,8191:28,5583,759
Austria5771:14,7582,178
Hungary551:178,47815,519
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

The alternate forms: Kopf (15,372) are calculated separately.

Köpf Last Name Facts

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

The surname Köpf occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Kopf. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Köpf? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 130,388th most common last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,100,157 people. The last name Köpf occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Köpf reside; 98 percent reside in Western Europe and 98 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name Köpf is most commonly held in Germany, where it is held by 2,819 people, or 1 in 28,558. In Germany Köpf is mostly concentrated in: Bavaria, where 54 percent are found, Baden-Württemberg, where 39 percent are found and Hesse, where 2 percent are found. Without taking into account Germany it occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Austria, where 17 percent are found and Hungary, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kopf9215,372/
Köpff8962/
Köpfs891/
Köp8664/
Köpp752,672/
Köpe75127/
Köfe7587/
Kapf7559/
Köps7540/
Kepf7536/
Köppe675,076/
Kopff67684/
Koepf67532/
Kapff6756/
Köpps6753/
6710/
Kabpf671/
Kepff670/
Kephf670/
Koppf670/

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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
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  • 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 Köpf
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