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 surname Popanu (Russian: Попану) is found most frequently in Moldova. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Popanu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,290,735th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 41,406,511 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Popanu live; 99 percent live in Eastern Europe and 64 percent live in Romanian Europe.
The last name is most numerous 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 live, Chișinău Municipality, where 21 percent live and Fălești District, where 10 percent live. Excluding Moldova this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Ukraine, where 29 percent live and Russia, where 7 percent live.
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
- 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 Popanu
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