Sopek Surname

655,080th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 460 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Sopek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sopek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia1571:26,9345,575
Poland1441:263,95032,677
Czechia531:200,63128,987
Slovakia281:190,58832,093
United States241:15,102,456529,929
Indonesia221:6,011,327267,290
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
Austria61:1,419,23986,529
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
France11:66,422,722504,397
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

The alternate forms: Šopek (11) are calculated separately.

Sopek (15) may also be a first name.

Sopek Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sopek is more commonly found in Croatia than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Šopek. Click here for other potential spellings of Sopek.

How Common Is The Last Name Sopek? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sopek is the 655,080th most frequently held surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 15,842,491 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 89 percent of Sopek reside; 49 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 49 percent reside in West Slavic Europe. Sopek is also the 2,900,335th most widely held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 15 people.

The last name Sopek is most common in Croatia, where it is carried by 157 people, or 1 in 26,934. In Croatia it is most numerous in: Osijek-Baranja County, where 56 percent live, Krapina-Zagorje County, where 20 percent live and Karlovac County, where 9 percent live. Apart from Croatia this surname is found in 13 countries. It also occurs in Poland, where 31 percent live and Czechia, where 12 percent live.

Sopek Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sopek surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% registered with the party.

Sopek earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 14.39% less than the national average, earning $36,942 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Šopek9311/
Shopek9153/
Sopeck9110/
Szopek918/
Siopek913/
Sopeak912/
Scopek911/
Sopheak83208/
Soppeck8314/
Schopek839/
Sopheke831/
Sopeike831/
Jopek803,748/
Sepek80398/
Sapek80360/
Sopik80209/
Copek80172/
Sopyk80101/
Zopek801/
Sopec800/
Schopeck7730/
Schoppek773/
Sopekova772/
Szoospek771/
Joppek73448/
Shopik73298/
Chopek73242/
Shepek7390/
Szopik7379/
Sepeck7352/
Szapek7337/
Shopyk7323/
Sopaik7321/
Sapeke7320/
Shapek7320/
Jopeck7319/
Soupik7314/
Suipek737/
Sapeck736/
Soipik735/
Coupek734/
Sapeek733/
Sappek732/
Sopeac732/
Saphek731/
Shopec731/
Jhopek731/
Sophik731/
Siepek731/
Saepek731/
Sepeak731/
Soppekova711/
Chopeke67235/
Sopkova67128/
Joppeck6783/
Shepeck6782/
Soppick6729/
Dziopek6722/
Coppeak6720/
Chopeck6717/
Szeppek6717/
Schapek6714/
Shappek678/
Schepek677/
Sopegue674/
Sheppek673/
Sappeck672/
Sapheek672/
Shaphek672/
Seepeak672/
Soipect671/
Siepiek671/
Sautpek671/
Jopeake671/
Jospeck671/
Shophik671/
Shapeck671/
Zoppeck671/
Coppeck670/

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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 Sopek
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