Popan Surname

179,338th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,379 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Popan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Popan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania1,7061:11,7691,516
Moldova2161:16,4882,831
France721:922,538106,020
Iran591:1,301,39954,450
United States521:6,970,364322,914
Philippines431:2,354,377127,644
Trinidad and Tobago381:35,8943,529
Papua New Guinea381:214,57229,580
Thailand351:2,018,238239,646
India161:47,941,586492,263
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Serbia141:510,35319,964
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Ukraine131:3,501,746189,921
England121:4,643,172139,951
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Abkhazia11:242,8655,354
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Popán (12) are calculated separately.

Popan (366) may also be a first name.

Popan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Popan (Bengali: পোপন, Hindi: पोपन, Marathi: पॉपन, Russian: Попан) is borne by more people in Romania than any other country/territory. It can be found as: Popán. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Popan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 179,338th most commonly occurring surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 3,063,281 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 84 percent of Popan reside; 82 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 81 percent reside in Romanian Europe. Popan is also the 454,857th most frequently held given name in the world, borne by 366 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Romania, where it is borne by 1,706 people, or 1 in 11,769. In Romania it is most prevalent in: Maramureș County, where 61 percent reside, Cluj County, where 10 percent reside and Satu Mare County, where 6 percent reside. Apart from Romania this last name is found in 30 countries. It is also found in Moldova, where 9 percent reside and France, where 3 percent reside.

Popan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Popan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Popan last name increased 2,600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Popan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Popan last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% registered with the political party.

Popan earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 13.16% less than the national average, earning $37,469 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Popán9312/
Popang91493/
Popane91350/
Phopan9166/
Popean9157/
Poopan9147/
Pophan9125/
Potpan9123/
Poppan9117/
Poupan9114/
Podpan918/
Popanc913/
Popain912/
Pobpan912/
Pohpan911/
Photpan831,355/
Phophan83193/
Popphan8335/
Phoopan8322/
Poophan8315/
Popatin8310/
Phopang838/
Pothpan837/
Popaane837/
Poopang837/
Poephan834/
Pochpan834/
Phobpan834/
Pophang833/
Poupang833/
Pootpan832/
Poipain831/
Poupant831/
Poupain831/
Pophane831/
Poupean831/
Phopane831/
Pouphan831/
Phopean831/
Poohpan831/
Puophan831/
Poupand830/
Pophann830/
Pophand830/
Pophain830/
Papan802,054/
Popon801,276/
Popam80180/
Pepan8060/
Photphan772,801/
Phopphan7753/
Popanova7727/
Phophang7723/
Popasing7719/
Phoophan7710/
Phopahan779/
Phodphan773/
Phophand771/
Phophane771/
Poubphan771/
Phoopang771/
Phouphan771/
Phoiphan771/
Phochpan771/
Poopeang771/
Pootphan771/
Popham734,384/
Poupon733,364/
Pappan732,117/
Papang731,853/
Papane73787/
Phapan73718/
Popong73277/
Popoin73146/
Paspan7374/
Papann7359/
Patpan7347/
Popone7332/
Poepon7331/
Popein7328/
Peppan7316/
Paupan7313/
Padpan7313/
Poppon7312/
Poppán7311/
Papand7310/
Pohpon739/
Popoon734/
Poppam733/
Pospon733/
Papant732/
Paepan732/
Peepan732/
Podpon732/
Popaum731/
Pepaan731/
Paapan731/
Pazpan731/
Poypon731/
Ppapan731/
Pophon731/
Popont731/
Poipon731/
Pabpan731/
Pahpan731/
Popasingh71161/
Pophachen7145/
Pootpaung7111/
Phoopeang7110/
Photphang716/
Phopahang712/
Phoophang712/
Popannova711/
Phootphan711/
Phochphan711/
Phaphan673,226/
Phophon67563/
Pappang67507/
Phatpan67150/
Poopong67129/
Phapang67113/
Poponne6794/
Poupoin6771/
Phaepan6758/
Puiphan6748/
Pophaim6735/
Poppoon6724/
Phapant6717/
Poupein6714/
Pashpan6710/
Pachpan678/
Phopham677/
Phophachen677/
Poppham675/
Popotin675/
Papanne675/
Poopoon675/
Phapane674/
Poupoun673/
Padpang673/
Podpong673/
Padpane672/
Pappann672/
Poupone672/
Pathpan672/
Patpang672/
Peuphan672/
Pojpong672/
Pohphon672/
Poipong672/
Pophong672/
Paapann671/
Popgoun671/
Phapaan671/
Pospasingh671/
Popatim671/
Poposin671/
Popoune671/
Poophon671/
Potpong671/
Phuipan671/
Popoung671/
Pabpang671/
Peepaun671/
Peepean671/
Paupand671/
Paupann671/

Popan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Popan in the Bengali language
পোপনpopana-
Popan in the Hindi language
पोपनpopana90.77
पोपांpopam7.69
पोपंpopam1.54
Popan in the Marathi language
पॉपनpopana37.04
पोपpopa29.63
पोपनpopana25.93
पोपानpopana3.7
पोपाणpopana3.7
Popan in the Russian language
Попанpopan-

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Popan
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis