Popanu Surname
Approximately 176 people bear this surname
Popanu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moldova | 111 | 1:32,084 | 5,095 |
| Ukraine | 51 | 1:892,602 | 86,458 |
| Russia | 12 | 1:12,010,255 | 361,204 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
Popanu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Popanu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Popanu (Russian: Попану) is held by more people in Moldova than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Popanu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,290,735th most frequently held surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 41,406,511 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 99 percent of Popanu are found; 99 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 64 percent are found in Romanian Europe.
It is most frequently held in Moldova, where it is borne by 111 people, or 1 in 32,084. In Moldova Popanu is primarily concentrated in: Glodeni District, where 63 percent are found, Chișinău Municipality, where 21 percent are found and Fălești District, where 10 percent are found. Besides Moldova it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Ukraine, where 29 percent are found and Russia, where 7 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Popeanu | 92 | 21 | / |
| Popanou | 92 | 2 | / |
| Papanu | 83 | 49 | / |
| Poponu | 83 | 44 | / |
| Papanau | 77 | 31 | / |
| Papangu | 77 | 30 | / |
| Papanui | 77 | 14 | / |
| Papanou | 77 | 11 | / |
| Poponut | 77 | 9 | / |
| Papeanu | 77 | 8 | / |
| Poponau | 77 | 4 | / |
| Pepannu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Poponuț | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pahpanu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Paspanu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Patpanu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pepenu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Papenu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Papanú | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pouponneu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Paponu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Peponou | 62 | 1 | / |
| Papenau | 62 | 0 | / |
| Paponaud | 57 | 42 | / |
| Papounou | 57 | 1 | / |
| Pappenau | 57 | 0 | / |
| Paponnaud | 53 | 98 | / |
| Papounaud | 53 | 4 | / |
| Papainnou | 53 | 1 | / |
Popanu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Popanu in the Russian language | ||
| Попану | popanu | - |
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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
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- 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 Popanu
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