Sopp Surname

163,271st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,661 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Estonia

Sopp Surname User-submission:

In Norway, this is the word for 'mushroom'. The surname comes from the Norwegian mycologist Olav Johan Sopp.

Sopp Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany9581:84,03510,591
United States7061:513,39842,994
England5571:100,03210,574
Estonia771:17,1662,887
Cameroon611:340,47730,746
New Zealand551:82,33311,809
Australia531:509,35338,491
Canada431:856,87466,382
Norway211:244,87126,357
Russia201:7,206,153275,629
Papua New Guinea171:479,63060,627
Austria121:709,62061,025
Hungary121:818,02342,199
Wales111:281,32115,850
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Scotland91:594,86921,724
India61:127,844,230863,365
Kazakhstan61:2,947,083107,736
Belarus51:1,900,21297,012
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
France11:66,422,722504,397
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2931:83,1928,844
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1571:319,86425,024

The alternate forms: Šopp (1) are calculated separately.

Sopp (55) may also be a first name.

Sopp Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

In Norway, this is the word for 'mushroom'. The surname comes from the Norwegian mycologist Olav Johan Sopp.

- axelsopp

Sopp Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sopp (Russian: Сопп) occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Šopp. For other possible spellings of Sopp click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sopp? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 163,271st most commonly held family name globally, borne by around 1 in 2,738,649 people. Sopp is primarily found in Europe, where 64 percent of Sopp live; 37 percent live in Western Europe and 36 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,336,256th most commonly used first name throughout the world, borne by 55 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Germany, where it is borne by 958 people, or 1 in 84,035. In Germany Sopp is most prevalent in: Bavaria, where 33 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 20 percent reside and Hesse, where 17 percent reside. Excluding Germany this last name exists in 34 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 27 percent reside and England, where 21 percent reside.

Sopp Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Sopp has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sopp last name expanded 450 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 190 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sopp Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Sopp are 9.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 56% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Sopp earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 6.2% more than the national average, earning 367,522 kr per year; in United States they earn 5.14% more than the national average, earning $45,367 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.52% less than the national average, earning $40,978 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Šopp921/
Soppe891,533/
Shopp89424/
Scopp89199/
Sopps891/
Soopp890/
Sop868,021/
Schopp804,903/
Szoppe80104/
Shoupp8039/
Souppe8034/
Shoppe808/
Scopph801/
Shopps800/
Shoopp800/
Sapp7526,623/
Copp758,490/
Jopp752,676/
Sope752,467/
Shop75768/
Zopp75658/
Soph75593/
Soup75444/
Soop75343/
Scop75237/
Siop75133/
Soip75122/
Sopt75109/
Szop7537/
Sops7534/
Sopf7520/
Suop752/
Sotp752/
Sozp751/
Sohp751/
Sgop751/
Sxop751/
Xopp751/
Hsop751/
Shouppe73468/
Schoupp7387/
Schopps7362/
Schoopp7320/
Soppova733/
Soppová731/
So671,141,441/
Shoup677,082/
Shope675,745/
Shoop675,235/
Sappe672,268/
Chopp671,603/
Joppe67908/
Schop67903/
Zoppe67849/
Soupe67590/
Sophe67540/
Shoip67447/
Saupp67359/
Giopp67167/
Siope67131/
Shapp67126/
Shopf6771/
Scoop6754/
Soipe6753/
Sopfe6737/
Shops6736/
Szope6734/
Sapps6723/
Schooppe6723/
Scapp6720/
Soope6714/
Szopf6711/
Sahpp678/
Sapph676/
Soiph674/
Jopps674/
Coppf673/
Scoph673/
Soups672/
Juopp671/
Satpp671/
Jospp671/
Jssop671/
Scopf671/
Soops671/
Suope671/
Souph671/
Sotpe671/
Suoyp671/
Joppt671/
Soptt671/
Shgop671/
Soupt671/
Djopp671/
Sospe671/
Saphp671/
Sappz671/
Sooph671/
Xopph671/
Jszop671/
Seupp670/
Zopps670/
Joopp670/
Joipp670/

Sopp Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sopp in the Russian language
Соппsopp-

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