Popaz Surname

469,321st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 716 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Moldova
Highest density in:
Moldova

Popaz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Popaz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Moldova3451:10,3231,772
Ukraine1781:255,74533,451
Russia1401:1,029,45078,764
Transnistria231:20,6393,640
Bulgaria101:697,89027,590
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Popaz Last Name Facts

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

The last name Popaz (Georgian: პოპაზ, Russian: Попаз) is found in Moldova more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Popaz? popularity and diffusion

The last name Popaz is the 469,321st most frequently held surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 10,178,137 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 93 percent of Popaz are found; 91 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 48 percent are found in Romanian Europe.

It is most numerous in Moldova, where it is held by 345 people, or 1 in 10,323. In Moldova it is mostly concentrated in: Găgăuzia, where 85 percent reside, Chișinău Municipality, where 10 percent reside and Cahul District, where 3 percent reside. Excluding Moldova Popaz occurs in 14 countries. It is also common in Ukraine, where 25 percent reside and Russia, where 20 percent reside.

Popaz Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Popaz last name is primarily Orthodox (88%) in Russia and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Popaz surname are 31.01% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 77.78% being registered to vote for the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Popaiz9183/
Popacz912/
Popa89204,076/
Popat8027,022/
Poppa801,425/
Popaj801,301/
Papaz80860/
Poupa80448/
Poopa80241/
Popay80227/
Popea80187/
Popas80138/
Popai80111/
Phopa8092/
Popac8083/
Popau8044/
Popoa8040/
Popah8026/
Popad8019/
Pospa8016/
Popač8014/
Potpa8012/
Poipa8011/
Popoz809/
Popha806/
Pepaz802/
Pojpa801/
Popazova77584/
Popach73714/
Phopha73442/
Pospai73315/
Poupat73180/
Poppas73119/
Poopat7392/
Popase7332/
Poupas7331/
Pospea7329/
Poppay7320/
Podpah7314/
Poopaa7312/
Poshpa7312/
Popash7310/
Pouppa7310/
Poopad7310/
Popeac739/
Popeea737/
Phopat737/
Phopay736/
Poppat735/
Phoopa735/
Pophat735/
Poopha735/
Potpha734/
Popooa734/
Popaić734/
Potpad733/
Popeat733/
Pozpoz732/
Pohpas732/
Poipai732/
Popiea732/
Poupah732/
Podpai732/
Poupau732/
Popgai731/
Potpat731/
Popats731/
Pophaa731/
Pochpa731/
Poupoz731/
Popeah731/
Poupai731/
Phopah731/
Po'pay731/
Pospas731/
Popait731/
Popaud731/
Poupad731/
Poupay731/
Poupha731/
Poupoa731/
Phapaz731/
Phopad731/
Phopai731/
Popaha731/
Poopai731/
Poopea731/
Poospa731/
Poodpa731/
Poppea730/
Popo6713,741/
Poupeau671,720/
Pápa67436/
Popoaia67422/
Photpha67323/
Phopase6798/
Poupaud6771/
Pópa6732/
Pooshpa6731/
Poupaux6731/
Phophay6730/
Phoopha6729/
Phophat6724/
Phophad6717/
Phophai6717/
Popó6715/
Phophah679/
Poophat679/
Podpácz678/
Pošpaić677/
Potpase676/
Phoopat676/
Phophas674/
Phodpai674/
Popaova673/
Popô672/
Popaitė672/
Potphai672/
Poodpat672/
Phophau671/
Pôpa671/
Pàpa671/
Poushpa671/
Phoopea671/
Popheat671/
Poophai671/
Poiphat671/
Poodpha671/
Poupast670/

Popaz Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Popaz in the Georgian language
პოპაზpopaz-
Popaz in the Russian language
Попазpopaz-

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