Popas Surname

1,511,557th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 138 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Moldova
Highest density in:
Moldova

Popas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Popas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Moldova321:111,29312,952
Papua New Guinea231:354,50947,011
Greece221:503,62763,727
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Ukraine111:4,138,427206,719
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Romania31:6,692,62378,504
England21:27,859,030389,889
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
France11:66,422,722504,397
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Popas (12) may also be a first name.

Popas Last Name Facts

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

The last name Popas (Russian: Попас) is found most frequently in Moldova. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Popas? popularity and diffusion

The surname Popas is the 1,511,557th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 52,808,304 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 59 percent of Popas are found; 38 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 25 percent are found in Romanian Europe. Popas is also the 3,306,491st most common first name in the world, held by 12 people.

The last name is most widespread in Moldova, where it is held by 32 people, or 1 in 111,293. In Moldova it is primarily concentrated in: Criuleni District, where 78 percent reside and Chișinău Municipality, where 22 percent reside. Other than Moldova Popas exists in 17 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 17 percent reside and Greece, where 16 percent reside.

Popas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Popas has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Popas last name grew 1,900 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Popas Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Popas are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

Popas earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 43.69% more than the national average, earning $62,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Poppas91119/
Popase9132/
Poupas9131/
Popash9110/
Pohpas912/
Popats911/
Pospas911/
Popa89204,076/
Phopase8398/
Potpase836/
Phophas834/
Poupast830/
Popat8027,022/
Papas808,011/
Poppa801,425/
Popaj801,301/
Popos80833/
Popaz80716/
Poupa80448/
Poopa80241/
Popay80227/
Popea80187/
Pepas80159/
Popai80111/
Phopa8092/
Popac8083/
Popau8044/
Popoa8040/
Popah8026/
Popad8019/
Pospa8016/
Popač8014/
Potpa8012/
Poipa8011/
Popha806/
Pojpa801/
Popasova777/
Phophase777/
Pappas7345,994/
Peppas733,256/
Pospos731,150/
Popach73714/
Phopha73442/
Pospai73315/
Papash73217/
Poupat73180/
Poopat7392/
Popaiz7383/
Popose7372/
Papasz7353/
Poupos7349/
Poppos7338/
Pospea7329/
Peepas7328/
Poppay7320/
Podpah7314/
Poopaa7312/
Poshpa7312/
Pouppa7310/
Poopad7310/
Popeac739/
Papase739/
Popeea737/
Phopat737/
Phopay736/
Poppat735/
Phoopa735/
Pophat735/
Poopha735/
Potpha734/
Popooa734/
Popaić734/
Papast733/
Potpad733/
Popeat733/
Poposh733/
Poipai732/
Popacz732/
Popiea732/
Poupah732/
Podpai732/
Pepais732/
Poupau732/
Popgai731/
Potpat731/
Pophaa731/
Pochpa731/
Papass731/
Popeah731/
Poupai731/
Phopah731/
Pepeas731/
Po'pay731/
Pospós731/
Popait731/
Popaud731/
Popeis731/
Poupad731/
Poupay731/
Poupha731/
Poupoa731/
Phopad731/
Phopai731/
Popaha731/
Poopai731/
Poopea731/
Poospa731/
Poodpa731/
Poppea730/
Paupas730/
Popo6713,741/
Poupeau671,720/
Pápa67436/
Popoaia67422/
Photpha67323/
Poupaud6771/
Potpose6738/
Pópa6732/
Pooshpa6731/
Poupaux6731/
Phophay6730/
Phoopha6729/
Phophat6724/
Papashe6722/
Phophad6717/
Phophai6717/
Popó6715/
Pouppos6714/
Phophah679/
Poophat679/
Pošpaić677/
Phoopat676/
Phodpai674/
Popaova673/
Pappass672/
Popposs672/
Popô672/
Popaitė672/
Poposhe672/
Potphai672/
Poodpat672/
Phophau671/
Peppeas671/
Pôpa671/
Pàpa671/
Poushpa671/
Papasse671/
Phoopea671/
Popheat671/
Poophai671/
Poiphat671/
Poodpha671/

Popas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Popas in the Russian language
Попасpopas-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Popas
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