Poppe Surname

24,131st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22,420 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Belgium

Poppe Surname Definition:

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

Poppe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany9,1981:8,7521,082
United States4,2711:84,8659,602
Belgium3,4701:3,313332
Netherlands1,5041:11,2281,554
Russia6441:223,79424,176
France5541:119,89718,119
Bolivia3901:27,2221,951
Brazil3681:581,72421,718
Canada2651:139,04014,308
Australia2051:131,68614,301
Portugal1891:55,1233,035
Poland1691:224,90429,174
Austria1661:51,2988,093
Norway1221:42,1506,019
Argentina1211:353,25127,617
England1191:468,21930,572
Peru951:334,57011,825
New Zealand891:50,8808,201
Denmark591:95,6739,081
Spain471:994,72437,216
Hungary431:228,28618,658
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
Sweden371:266,12918,422
Ecuador341:467,81910,566
Switzerland251:328,51725,592
Tanzania211:2,521,02948,569
Guam211:7,6251,143
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Scotland211:254,94412,577
Thailand201:3,531,917315,217
Czechia141:759,53467,321
Chile131:1,355,11323,887
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Qatar61:393,00055,922
China61:227,886,92811,701
Costa Rica41:1,195,0176,919
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Cuba21:5,761,35813,825
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
San Marino11:33,214932
Saint Barthelemy11:9,614134
Macau11:601,6301,582
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:1,741,09855,534
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3791:132,50312,654

The alternate forms: Pöppe (278), Poppé (36) & Pôppe (1) are calculated separately.

Poppe (144) may also be a first name.

Poppe 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

Poppe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Poppe (Russian: Поппе) is more commonly found in Germany than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Pöppe, Poppé or Pôppe. For other potential spellings of Poppe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Poppe? popularity and diffusion

Poppe is the 24,131st most frequent last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 325,047 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 70 percent of Poppe live; 67 percent live in Western Europe and 63 percent live in Germanic Europe. Poppe is also the 769,375th most numerous first name world-wide. It is borne by 144 people.

The last name is most widely held in Germany, where it is carried by 9,198 people, or 1 in 8,752. In Germany it is most numerous in: Lower Saxony, where 35 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 12 percent reside and Bavaria, where 7 percent reside. Barring Germany this last name is found in 67 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 19 percent reside and Belgium, where 15 percent reside.

Poppe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Poppe has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 1,127 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 850 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Poppe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Poppe surname are 17.7% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 64.47% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Poppe earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 89.14% more than the national average, earning 654,587 kr per year; in Peru they earn 51.48% more than the national average, earning S/. 29,365 per year; in United States they earn 9.64% more than the national average, earning $47,308 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.67% more than the national average, earning $51,508 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pöppe93278/
Poppé9336/
Pôppe931/
Popper913,323/
Poppie91264/
Poppes91186/
Poeppe9185/
Poppei9129/
Poppey9127/
Poppet9113/
Pouppe913/
Poppeh911/
Poppeu911/
Poppee911/
Popped911/
Poppea910/
Pope89122,850/
Popp8946,331/
Poppett83104/
Pouppez8315/
Poeppey834/
Poppest833/
Popperr831/
Hpopper831/
Poppeer831/
Poppy802,510/
Poppi802,463/
Peppe802,129/
Poppa801,425/
Pappe801,088/
Poper80611/
Popei80409/
Popes80387/
Popps80278/
Popet80264/
Poupe80189/
Popea80187/
Popeh80103/
Popie8073/
Phope8060/
Popey8057/
Popez8057/
Popee8052/
Popeu8046/
Popeț8031/
Popeć8030/
Poepe8026/
Popeľ8017/
Poope8013/
Potpe8012/
Popej807/
Poipe802/
Popge801/
Poype801/
Pophe801/
Poupp800/
Poopp800/
Poppeová7726/
Phopphet7715/
Poppeova772/
Pop75252,709/
Poupet73933/
Puippe73307/
Papper73261/
Poupee73142/
Poppis73133/
Pöpper73107/
Peppey7352/
Popetz7350/
Pappie7344/
Pospeh7344/
Pophet7344/
Phopet7341/
Poyper7340/
Pappes7333/
Päpper7332/
Peuppe7330/
Peppie7329/
Pospea7329/
Pooper7327/
Poupeh7326/
Popesh7323/
Poppay7320/
Popets7320/
Phappe7320/
Pappey7319/
Poupée7318/
Pouper7316/
Phophe7316/
Poopet7311/
Pouppa7310/
Pooped739/
Popeea737/
Popiej737/
Popech736/
Poppit734/
Poppys734/
Pappet734/
Poupie734/
Poopie733/
Pappee733/
Popeat733/
Posper733/
Popest733/
Peppeh733/
Pappei733/
Phopee733/
Popeet732/
Pappez732/
Popiea732/
Poipet732/
Popiey731/
Phoper731/
Poopei731/
Popeah731/
Pappeh731/
Podper731/
Popeis731/
Poppér731/
Poubpe731/
Poupey731/
Poupez731/
Pouphe731/
D'Pope731/
Poopey731/
Pooppy731/
Poypet731/
Popeth731/
Poopea731/
Poopee731/
Poepee731/
Poppiz730/
Poephe730/
Popher730/
Popa67204,076/
Papp6772,352/
Pape6739,357/
Popy6737,519/
Popi6716,465/
Poppitt67298/
Poppová67278/
Phophet67249/
Pops67171/
Pospech67121/
Poup6772/
Poppish6767/
Phop6734/
Poip6726/
Phopech6725/
Pouppis6715/
Popt6711/
Popeová6710/
Poop677/
Pápe677/
Popetch677/
Popesch676/
Pospesh675/
Popf675/
Poppova675/
Posp674/
Poph673/
Poophet673/
Potpher672/
Poyp672/
Popé672/
Phoopet672/
Pohp672/
Poopech672/
Poupees671/
Pappesh671/
Phopher671/
Pöpe671/
Pāpe671/
Potp671/
Poppich671/
Puop671/
Pobp671/
Phoopea671/
Phopeth671/
Pfop671/
Popheat671/
Pohypej671/
Pappeah671/
Papphet671/
Poosper670/
Papphie670/

Poppe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Poppe in the Russian language
Поппеpoppe-

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