Pop Surname
Approximately 252,709 people bear this surname
Pop Surname User-submission:
Pop is a Romanian surname, meaning 'son of a priest'. It is derived from the word popă, meaning 'priest', 'parson' or 'Pope'.
Pop Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 116,467 | 1:172 | 3 |
| Guatemala | 85,662 | 1:188 | 26 |
| Egypt | 26,481 | 1:3,472 | 468 |
| Spain | 4,849 | 1:9,642 | 1,139 |
| Ukraine | 3,893 | 1:11,693 | 1,490 |
| United States | 2,226 | 1:162,830 | 16,574 |
| Belize | 1,912 | 1:186 | 21 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1,232 | 1:25,045 | 3,507 |
| France | 1,037 | 1:64,053 | 8,785 |
| Bangladesh | 811 | 1:196,494 | 6,734 |
| Canada | 763 | 1:48,290 | 5,863 |
| Morocco | 750 | 1:45,968 | 7,487 |
| Germany | 478 | 1:168,421 | 19,868 |
| England | 448 | 1:124,371 | 12,476 |
| Czechia | 413 | 1:25,747 | 4,053 |
| Belgium | 399 | 1:28,814 | 4,628 |
| Papua New Guinea | 362 | 1:22,524 | 2,449 |
| Netherlands | 349 | 1:48,387 | 8,283 |
| Poland | 346 | 1:109,852 | 16,579 |
| Austria | 287 | 1:29,671 | 4,758 |
| Ghana | 277 | 1:97,548 | 9,187 |
| Hungary | 276 | 1:35,566 | 3,874 |
| Portugal | 217 | 1:48,010 | 2,732 |
| South Africa | 212 | 1:255,555 | 25,837 |
| Australia | 203 | 1:132,984 | 14,423 |
| Italy | 185 | 1:330,577 | 40,102 |
| India | 149 | 1:5,148,090 | 127,785 |
| Sweden | 138 | 1:71,353 | 5,384 |
| Brazil | 132 | 1:1,621,775 | 53,533 |
| Thailand | 106 | 1:666,399 | 111,628 |
| Denmark | 101 | 1:55,888 | 5,717 |
| Greece | 100 | 1:110,798 | 18,617 |
| Serbia | 99 | 1:72,171 | 6,417 |
| Israel | 95 | 1:90,080 | 10,606 |
| Bahrain | 88 | 1:15,325 | 3,085 |
| Turkey | 88 | 1:884,334 | 41,843 |
| Mexico | 82 | 1:1,513,734 | 16,311 |
| Indonesia | 72 | 1:1,836,794 | 117,778 |
| Argentina | 63 | 1:678,467 | 46,871 |
| Iran | 61 | 1:1,258,730 | 53,327 |
| Switzerland | 59 | 1:139,202 | 13,535 |
| Kuwait | 58 | 1:65,529 | 7,566 |
| Singapore | 51 | 1:107,994 | 4,447 |
| Ireland | 43 | 1:109,510 | 5,657 |
| Slovakia | 43 | 1:124,103 | 22,986 |
| China | 37 | 1:36,954,637 | 1,973 |
| New Zealand | 37 | 1:122,387 | 15,192 |
| Nigeria | 36 | 1:4,920,632 | 129,434 |
| Croatia | 34 | 1:124,371 | 18,240 |
| Finland | 28 | 1:196,311 | 16,703 |
| North Macedonia | 27 | 1:77,832 | 7,406 |
| Cameroon | 24 | 1:865,378 | 58,754 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Venezuela | 23 | 1:1,313,221 | 18,235 |
| Angola | 16 | 1:1,686,826 | 3,823 |
| Moldova | 15 | 1:237,425 | 21,121 |
| Norway | 15 | 1:342,819 | 32,589 |
| Pakistan | 14 | 1:12,760,278 | 55,960 |
| Scotland | 14 | 1:382,416 | 16,471 |
| Chile | 12 | 1:1,468,040 | 24,959 |
| Kenya | 11 | 1:4,198,173 | 41,178 |
| Philippines | 11 | 1:9,203,475 | 207,772 |
| Ethiopia | 9 | 1:10,838,474 | 14,518 |
| Hong Kong | 9 | 1:815,054 | 3,802 |
| Wales | 8 | 1:386,816 | 19,671 |
| Russia | 7 | 1:20,589,008 | 462,339 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5 | 1:707,280 | 14,781 |
| Cambodia | 5 | 1:3,097,429 | 8,690 |
| Peru | 5 | 1:6,356,825 | 38,776 |
| Tunisia | 5 | 1:122,125 | 16,050 |
| Northern Ireland | 4 | 1:461,259 | 16,615 |
| Afghanistan | 4 | 1:8,038,296 | 30,874 |
| Cyprus | 4 | 1:221,219 | 8,471 |
| Jamaica | 4 | 1:717,487 | 10,371 |
| Libya | 4 | 1:1,560,994 | 3,087 |
| Sierra Leone | 4 | 1:1,772,408 | 958 |
| Slovenia | 4 | 1:621,919 | 23,710 |
| Swaziland | 4 | 1:324,550 | 996 |
| Syria | 4 | 1:4,825,256 | 12,827 |
| Albania | 3 | 1:971,352 | 22,477 |
| Iceland | 3 | 1:126,697 | 5,403 |
| Jordan | 3 | 1:2,947,479 | 21,051 |
| Bolivia | 2 | 1:5,308,217 | 12,400 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Latvia | 2 | 1:1,025,023 | 41,546 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Lithuania | 2 | 1:1,517,294 | 35,813 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 2 | 1:55,188 | 6,229 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 | 1:112,659 | 1,704 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 61 | 1:823,257 | 50,999 |
The alternate forms: Pôp (1) are calculated separately.
Pop (4,327) may also be a first name.
Pop Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Pop is a Romanian surname, meaning 'son of a priest'. It is derived from the word popă, meaning 'priest', 'parson' or 'Pope'.
- deleted-173293Pop Demographics
Average Pop Salary in
United States
$47,692 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Pop Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pop Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Pop (Hindi: पोप, Marathi: पोप, Tibetan: སྤོབ་) occurs more in Romania more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant: Pôp. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Pop? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,171st most commonly held family name globally, borne by around 1 in 28,838 people. The surname Pop occurs mostly in Europe, where 52 percent of Pop live; 48 percent live in Eastern Europe and 46 percent live in Romanian Europe. Pop is also the 105,101st most prevalent first name globally, held by 4,327 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Romania, where it is carried by 116,467 people, or 1 in 172. In Romania it is mostly found in: Maramureș County, where 20 percent live, Cluj County, where 19 percent live and Bistrița-Năsăud County, where 10 percent live. Beside Romania this surname is found in 132 countries. It is also found in Guatemala, where 34 percent live and Egypt, where 10 percent live.
Pop Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Pop has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Pop surname expanded 3,649 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 14,933 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Pop Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Orthodox (76%) in Russia, Christian (100%) in Nigeria and Orthodox (81%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Pop last name are 0.86% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 52.37% being registered with the political party.
The amount Pop earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 75.42% less than the national average, earning €7,381 per year; in Norway they earn 25.55% more than the national average, earning 434,507 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 74.06% more than the national average, earning R 413,640 per year; in United States they earn 10.53% more than the national average, earning $47,692 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.88% more than the national average, earning $55,089 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pôp | 89 | 1 | / |
| Pope | 86 | 122,850 | / |
| Popp | 86 | 46,331 | / |
| Pops | 86 | 171 | / |
| Poup | 86 | 72 | / |
| Phop | 86 | 34 | / |
| Poip | 86 | 26 | / |
| Popt | 86 | 11 | / |
| Poop | 86 | 7 | / |
| Popf | 86 | 5 | / |
| Posp | 86 | 4 | / |
| Poph | 86 | 3 | / |
| Poyp | 86 | 2 | / |
| Pohp | 86 | 2 | / |
| Puop | 86 | 1 | / |
| Pfop | 86 | 1 | / |
| Pobp | 86 | 1 | / |
| Potp | 86 | 1 | / |
| Po | 80 | 34,866 | / |
| Poppe | 75 | 22,420 | / |
| Phoph | 75 | 788 | / |
| Phuop | 75 | 520 | / |
| Popps | 75 | 278 | / |
| Poupe | 75 | 189 | / |
| Phope | 75 | 60 | / |
| Poope | 75 | 13 | / |
| Potpe | 75 | 12 | / |
| Phoup | 75 | 10 | / |
| Poops | 75 | 3 | / |
| Posps | 75 | 2 | / |
| Poipe | 75 | 2 | / |
| Phohp | 75 | 2 | / |
| Pppop | 75 | 1 | / |
| Popch | 75 | 1 | / |
| Poype | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pophe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ppopt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Phgop | 75 | 1 | / |
| Poipf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Possp | 75 | 1 | / |
| Poojp | 75 | 1 | / |
| Poupp | 75 | 0 | / |
| Poopp | 75 | 0 | / |
| Popova | 67 | 465,939 | / |
| Pho | 67 | 36,087 | / |
| Pap | 67 | 27,224 | / |
| Poh | 67 | 23,632 | / |
| Pot | 67 | 16,485 | / |
| Pou | 67 | 15,031 | / |
| Poo | 67 | 8,897 | / |
| Pod | 67 | 8,804 | / |
| Poy | 67 | 5,643 | / |
| Pos | 67 | 5,502 | / |
| Poi | 67 | 4,710 | / |
| Ppa | 67 | 3,663 | / |
| Poz | 67 | 2,206 | / |
| Poa | 67 | 1,653 | / |
| Pov | 67 | 400 | / |
| Popová | 67 | 398 | / |
| Poš | 67 | 232 | / |
| Pob | 67 | 201 | / |
| Poß | 67 | 165 | / |
| Puo | 67 | 155 | / |
| Poş | 67 | 147 | / |
| Poč | 67 | 130 | / |
| Popowa | 67 | 122 | / |
| Ppo | 67 | 111 | / |
| Poj | 67 | 79 | / |
| Pgo | 67 | 70 | / |
| Poç | 67 | 58 | / |
| Pfo | 67 | 41 | / |
| Poï | 67 | 20 | / |
| Phophe | 67 | 16 | / |
| Poî | 67 | 6 | / |
| Hpo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Poá | 67 | 4 | / |
| Pouppe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vpo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Poë | 67 | 1 | / |
| Poubpe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pouphe | 67 | 1 | / |
| D'Pope | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phooph | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pohgip | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pfoupz | 67 | 1 | / |
Pop Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Pop in the Tibetan language | ||
| སྤོབ་ | pob | - |
| Pop in the Hindi language | ||
| पोप | popa | 99.59 |
| Pop in the Marathi language | ||
| पोप | popa | 98.32 |
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