Shope Surname
Approximately 5,745 people bear this surname
Shope Surname User-submission:
The Shope surname derived from the Middle English schoppe, meaning 'shop' or 'shed', thus denoting a shopkeeper.
Shope Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5,479 | 1:66,154 | 7,722 |
| Zimbabwe | 110 | 1:140,348 | 18,198 |
| South Africa | 28 | 1:1,934,918 | 88,980 |
| Nigeria | 26 | 1:6,813,183 | 158,601 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Russia | 11 | 1:13,102,096 | 377,010 |
| England | 11 | 1:5,065,278 | 148,650 |
| Albania | 9 | 1:323,784 | 16,217 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| Kosovo | 5 | 1:372,374 | 9,323 |
| Germany | 5 | 1:16,101,092 | 397,699 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 690 | 1:72,781 | 7,810 |
Shope (275) may also be a first name.
Shope Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Shope surname derived from the Middle English schoppe, meaning 'shop' or 'shed', thus denoting a shopkeeper.
- khristeyShope Demographics
Average Male Shope Height
177.13 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Shope Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shope Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shope (Georgian: შოპე, Marathi: शोपे, Russian: Шьопе) is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Shope click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shope? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 84,145th most widely held last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 1,268,502 people. Shope occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 95 percent of Shope are found; 95 percent are found in North America and 95 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 535,844th most widespread first name at a global level, held by 275 people.
The last name Shope is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 5,479 people, or 1 in 66,154. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Pennsylvania, where 17 percent reside, Ohio, where 15 percent reside and North Carolina, where 9 percent reside. Besides The United States this surname occurs in 28 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 2 percent reside and South Africa, where 0 percent reside.
Shope Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Shope has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Shope last name expanded 794 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 1,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Shope Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Shope surname are 26.65% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 73.42% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Shope earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 115.61% more than the national average, earning R 512,376 per year and in United States they earn 8.68% less than the national average, earning $39,402 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shope Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shope in the Georgian language | ||
| შოპე | shope | - |
| Shope in the Marathi language | ||
| शोपे | sope | - |
| Shope in the Russian language | ||
| Шьопе | sope | - |
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Shope Reference & Research
Shupe/Shoop/Shoup FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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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 Shope
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