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Where Does The Last Name Popa Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Popa (Hindi: पोपा, Marathi: पोपा, Russian: Попа, Tibetan: སྤོབས་པ།) is found most frequently in Romania. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Pópa or Pôpa. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Popa? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Popa is the 2,736^th most commonly used family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 35,710 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 96 percent of Popa reside; 91 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 90 percent reside in Romanian Europe. It is also the 126,514^th most frequently used first name worldwide It is held by 3,217 people.

Popa is the most frequently held last name in one country:Romania, where 84 percent reside. It is most commonly used in Romania, where it is carried by 170,718 people, or 1 in 118. In Romania Popa is mostly found in: Bucharest Municipality, where 9 percent reside, Bihor County, where 5 percent reside and Bacău County, where 5 percent reside. Barring Romania this last name exists in 122 countries. It also occurs in Moldova, where 6 percent reside and Spain, where 2 percent reside.

Popa Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Popa has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 7,656 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Popa Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Popa surname is principally Orthodox (72%) in Russia and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Popa last name are 4.66% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 51.43% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Popa earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 72.43% less than the national average, earning €8,278 per year; in Norway they earn 19.69% less than the national average, earning 277,953 kr per year; in Peru they earn 56.15% less than the national average, earning S/. 8,500 per year; in South Africa they earn 72.76% more than the national average, earning R 410,532 per year; in Colombia they earn 37.12% less than the national average, earning $14,274,600 COP per year; in United States they earn 8.76% more than the national average, earning $46,927 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.01% more than the national average, earning $50,684 CAD per year.