Popaj Surname

293,533rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,301 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kosovo
Highest density in:
Kosovo

Popaj Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Popaj Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kosovo8431:2,209352
Albania2981:9,7791,840
United States631:5,753,316282,354
Germany331:2,439,559124,421
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
England81:6,964,757184,742
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Serbia61:1,190,82529,487
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Slovenia51:497,53521,006
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Popaj Last Name Facts

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

The surname Popaj is carried by more people in Kosovo than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Popaj? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 293,533rd most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 5,601,496 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 94 percent of Popaj are found; 89 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 88 percent are found in Albano-Europe.

This last name is most frequent in Kosovo, where it is carried by 843 people, or 1 in 2,209. In Kosovo it is most common in: District of Gjakova, where 96 percent live, District of Pristina, where 2 percent live and District of Prizren, where 1 percent live. Barring Kosovo Popaj is found in 16 countries. It also occurs in Albania, where 23 percent live and The United States, where 5 percent live.

Popaj Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Popaj last name are 18.2% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 71.43% registered with the party.

The amount Popaj earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 41.81% more than the national average, earning $61,188 USD per year and in Canada they earn 32.54% less than the national average, earning $33,517 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Popaja91130/
Popa89204,076/
Popajou8343/
Popajau838/
Popajas831/
Popat8027,022/
Papaj802,596/
Poppa801,425/
Popaz80716/
Poupa80448/
Poopa80241/
Popay80227/
Popea80187/
Popas80138/
Popai80111/
Phopa8092/
Popac8083/
Popau8044/
Popoa8040/
Popah8026/
Popad8019/
Pospa8016/
Popač8014/
Potpa8012/
Poipa8011/
Popoj8010/
Popej807/
Popha806/
Pápaj804/
Popae802/
Popij802/
Pojpa801/
Poopajit771/
Popach73714/
Phopha73442/
Pospai73315/
Poupat73180/
Papaja73153/
Poppas73119/
Papaji7397/
Poopat7392/
Popaiz7383/
Popuha7360/
Poupas7331/
Popeia7331/
Pospea7329/
Popoji7328/
Popiya7324/
Popaya7322/
Poppay7320/
Popoia7315/
Podpah7314/
Poopaa7312/
Poshpa7312/
Popash7310/
Pouppa7310/
Poopad7310/
Popeac739/
Popija739/
Popaie739/
Popeea737/
Popaio737/
Popiej737/
Phopat737/
Phopay736/
Popuța736/
Phopae736/
Poppat735/
Phoopa735/
Pophat735/
Poopha735/
Popoje734/
Potpha734/
Popooa734/
Popaye734/
Popaić734/
Pobpae734/
Potpad733/
Popeat733/
Popakh732/
Pohpas732/
Poipai732/
Popacz732/
Popiea732/
Poupah732/
Papaje732/
Podpai732/
Poupau732/
Pohpij732/
Popgai731/
Potpat731/
Popats731/
Pophaa731/
Pochpa731/
Pappaj731/
Popeah731/
Poupai731/
Papaju731/
Phopah731/
Po'pay731/
Pospas731/
Popait731/
Popaud731/
Popoya731/
Popuja731/
Poupad731/
Poupay731/
Poupha731/
Poupoa731/
Popeya731/
Phopad731/
Phopai731/
Popaha731/
Poopae731/
Poopai731/
Poopea731/
Poospa731/
Poodpa731/
Poppea730/
Pope67122,850/
Popy6737,519/
Popi6716,465/
Pápa67436/
Popoaia67422/
Photpha67323/
Poupaud6771/
Pópa6732/
Pooshpa6731/
Poupaux6731/
Phophay6730/
Phoopha6729/
Phophat6724/
Popojas6722/
Phophad6717/
Pospeya6717/
Phophai6717/
Papajou6715/
Papajee6714/
Phopayu6714/
Popooia6713/
Popiyah6710/
Phophah679/
Poophat679/
Pošpaić677/
Phoopat676/
Popeľaš675/
Phophae675/
Phophas674/
Popuțea674/
Phopaya674/
Phodpai674/
Popaova673/
Popoiau673/
Potpoia673/
Popaitė672/
Popé672/
Potphai672/
Poodpat672/
Popoyas671/
Poppyia671/
Pappaji671/
Papajes671/
Phophau671/
Pôpa671/
Pàpa671/
Pospaiu671/
Popayed671/
Poushpa671/
Phoopea671/
Popheat671/
Poophai671/
Pohypej671/
Poiphat671/
Poodpha671/
Papj671/
Poupast670/
Popejos670/

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