Popau Surname

2,944,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Popau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Popau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea421:194,13626,902
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646

Popau (37) may also be a first name.

Popau Last Name Facts

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

The surname Popau is more frequently found in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Popau.

How Common Is The Last Name Popau? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,944,094th most commonly held family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 165,626,044 people. It occurs mostly in Oceania, where 95 percent of Popau live; 95 percent live in Oceania Islands and 95 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Popau is also the 1,688,769th most frequently held forename globally, borne by 37 people.

It is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 42 people, or 1 in 194,136. In Papua New Guinea it is most frequent in: Manus, where 79 percent reside, Gulf, where 10 percent reside and East New Britain, where 5 percent reside. Other than Papua New Guinea Popau exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 2 percent reside and Ukraine, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Poupau912/
Popaud911/
Popa89204,076/
Popu89326/
Poupeau831,720/
Poupaud8371/
Popajou8343/
Poupaux8331/
Phopayu8314/
Popajau838/
Popoiau833/
Phophau831/
Pospaiu831/
Popat8027,022/
Poppa801,425/
Popaj801,301/
Popaz80716/
Poupa80448/
Poopa80241/
Popay80227/
Popus80204/
Popea80187/
Papau80183/
Popas80138/
Popui80124/
Popai80111/
Phopa8092/
Popou8077/
Popuş8054/
Popeu8046/
Popoa8040/
Poput8040/
Popuș8028/
Pepau8026/
Popah8026/
Popad8019/
Pospa8016/
Popač8014/
Poppu8012/
Potpa8012/
Poipa8011/
Popha806/
Pospu804/
Poopu804/
Phopu804/
Ppapu803/
Poipu802/
Popae802/
Pophu802/
Popue801/
Podpu801/
Pojpa801/
Poupault77163/
Phophayu771/
Papaux73835/
Popach73714/
Phopha73442/
Pospai73315/
Poopuu73208/
Poupat73180/
Popaja73130/
Poppas73119/
Poupou73107/
Poopat7392/
Popaiz7383/
Popeiu7366/
Popuha7360/
Paspau7342/
Papaud7333/
Poupas7331/
Popuch7331/
Popeia7331/
Pospea7329/
Popuțe7327/
Popiya7324/
Popaya7322/
Poppay7320/
Popoia7315/
Podpah7314/
Poopaa7312/
Poshpa7312/
Popash7310/
Pooput7310/
Pouppa7310/
Poopad7310/
Poshpu739/
Popija739/
Popaie739/
Pospus738/
Popeea737/
Phoput737/
Popaio737/
Phopat737/
Phopay736/
Popuța736/
Phopae736/
Poppat735/
Phoopa735/
Pophat735/
Poopha735/
Potpha734/
Popooa734/
Popaye734/
Popaić734/
Pobpae734/
Pappau733/
Potpad733/
Popeat733/
Poppus733/
Poudpu733/
Poppou733/
Pohpas732/
Poipai732/
Popacz732/
Popiea732/
Poupah732/
Podpai732/
Poopuy732/
Popush731/
Popgai731/
Potpat731/
Popats731/
Pophaa731/
Poppeu731/
Pochpa731/
Pochpu731/
Popeah731/
Poupai731/
Phopah731/
Po'pay731/
Puopuh731/
Pospas731/
Popait731/
Poopui731/
Popoya731/
Popuja731/
Popuåe731/
Poupad731/
Poupay731/
Poupha731/
Poupoa731/
Poupuo731/
Popeya731/
Phopad731/
Phopai731/
Phoupu731/
Popaha731/
Poopae731/
Poopai731/
Poopea731/
Poospa731/
Poodpa731/
Poppea730/
Popput730/
Photphayu715/
Papu6722,951/
Popo6713,741/
Pepa678,382/
Pepu67859/
Pápa67436/
Popoaia67422/
Photpha67323/
Photphu6795/
Phophut6752/
Pópa6732/
Pooshpa6731/
Phophay6730/
Phoopha6729/
Phophat6724/
Popojas6722/
Popeyus6721/
Phophad6717/
Pospeya6717/
Phophai6717/
Popó6715/
Popooia6713/
Papault6711/
Popiyah6710/
Phophah679/
Poophat679/
Pošpaić677/
Phoopat676/
Popeľaš675/
Phophae675/
Phophas674/
Popuțea674/
Phopaya674/
Phodpai674/
Popaova673/
Potpoia673/
Popô672/
Popaitė672/
Potphai672/
Poodpat672/
Popajas671/
Popoyas671/
Poppyia671/
Pôpa671/
Pàpa671/
Päpa671/
Popayed671/
Popouet671/
Pouppou671/
Poushpa671/
Papauie671/
Phoopea671/
Phoopui671/
Popheat671/
Poophai671/
Popuyoh671/
Poiphat671/
Poodpha671/
Poupast670/

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