Popalov Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Belarus

Popalov Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Popalov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia151:9,608,204322,587
Belarus81:1,187,63277,603
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
France11:66,422,722504,397
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Popalov Last Name Facts

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

The surname Popalov (Russian: Попалов) is held by more people in Russia than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Popalov? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,602,217th most commonly used family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 242,918,197 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 60 percent of Popalov live; 57 percent live in Eastern Europe and 50 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The last name is most frequently held in Russia, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 9,608,204. In Russia it is mostly concentrated in: Krasnoyarsk Krai, where 73 percent are found, Bashkortostan Republic, where 7 percent are found and Krasnodar Krai, where 7 percent are found. Beside Russia Popalov occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Belarus, where 27 percent are found and Ukraine, where 10 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Podpalov93107/
Popalova9354/
Poppalov935/
Poppalova886/
Popelov86119/
Papalov8641/
Popolov8610/
Podpolov8057/
Papalova8047/
Paspalov8021/
Popolova8011/
Pepelov71156/
Popolow7176/
Popelev7141/
Papelov7112/
Papalev714/
Popolev713/
Papolov712/
Papalav711/
Popeloff6727/
Paspalof6713/
Pepelyov671/
Papoulov671/
Popelyaev63189/
Pepelev5756/
Papelow5723/
Papelev577/
Papalaf571/
Pepelow570/
Pepelaev535/
Papeloff532/
Pepeloff531/
Pepelyaev501,923/
Pepeliaev5089/
Phapoloph501/

Popalov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Popalov in the Russian language
Попаловpopalov-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Popalov
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