Popp Surname

12,126th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46,331 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Popp Surname Definition:

(German) Descendant of Poppo, a pet form of Bodebert (messenger, bright), and Jakob (the supplanter).

Popp Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany25,4241:3,167333
United States12,4311:29,1583,613
Austria1,7741:4,800535
Kazakhstan9181:19,2622,772
Romania7511:26,7353,400
Canada6871:53,6336,403
Argentina6571:65,0585,561
Brazil6331:338,19012,991
Switzerland4991:16,4592,705
Ukraine3951:115,24716,392
Australia3431:78,7059,179
Russia3171:454,64742,823
Denmark3141:17,9771,766
Czechia2651:40,1266,642
France1911:347,76352,251
Hungary1361:72,1797,353
Estonia841:15,7362,567
England781:714,33440,171
Poland681:558,95252,372
Netherlands501:337,74438,500
Sweden371:266,12918,422
Wales361:85,9597,098
Thailand311:2,278,656255,572
Spain241:1,948,00252,403
Italy231:2,658,98696,069
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
Chile161:1,101,03021,213
Norway151:342,81932,589
Mexico141:8,866,15837,743
Croatia91:469,84536,710
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Hong Kong61:1,222,5805,222
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
Nicaragua31:2,007,0306,490
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Paraguay21:3,618,37313,977
China21:683,660,78330,601
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Honduras21:4,408,2217,709
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guam11:160,1214,893
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:1,741,09855,534
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1171:44,9595,196

Popp (56) may also be a first name.

Popp Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Descendant of Poppo, a pet form of Bodebert (messenger, bright), and Jakob (the supplanter).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Popp Last Name Facts

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

The surname Popp (Russian: Попп) is more frequently found in Germany than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Popp? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 12,126th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 157,293 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 66 percent of Popp live; 60 percent live in Western Europe and 60 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,321,957th most commonly used forename globally, borne by 56 people.

The surname Popp is most numerous in Germany, where it is held by 25,424 people, or 1 in 3,167. In Germany it is mostly found in: Bavaria, where 51 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 11 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 6 percent live. Outside of Germany Popp is found in 77 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 27 percent live and Austria, where 4 percent live.

Popp Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Popp has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Popp last name rose 1,113 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 557 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Popp Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Orthodox (83%) in Russia and Orthodox (67%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Popp surname are 13.88% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60.65% being registered with the political party.

The amount Popp earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 17.96% less than the national average, earning 283,930 kr per year; in United States they earn 6.11% more than the national average, earning $45,784 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.29% more than the national average, earning $50,323 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Poppe8922,420/
Popps89278/
Poopp890/
Poupp890/
Pop86252,709/
Pouppe803/
Pope75122,850/
Papp7572,352/
Pops75171/
Poup7572/
Phop7534/
Poip7526/
Popt7511/
Poop757/
Popf755/
Posp754/
Poph753/
Pohp752/
Poyp752/
Puop751/
Potp751/
Pobp751/
Pfop751/
Poppová73278/
Poppova735/
Po6734,866/
Pappe671,088/
Papps671,036/
Phoph67788/
Phuop67520/
Poupe67189/
Phope6760/
Poope6713/
Potpe6712/
Paupp6710/
Phoup6710/
Poops673/
Phohp672/
Poipe672/
Posps672/
Pôppe671/
Possp671/
Poojp671/
Paapp671/
Poipf671/
Popch671/
Poype671/
Pophe671/
Ppopt671/
Pppop671/
Phgop671/
Phapp670/
Pfapp670/

Popp Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Popp in the Russian language
Поппpopp-

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Popp Reference & Research

Bopp DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Bopp 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 Popp
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