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 more commonly found in Moldova than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Popaz.

How Common Is The Last Name Popaz? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 469,321st most common last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 10,178,137 people. The surname Popaz is predominantly found in Europe, where 93 percent of Popaz live; 91 percent live in Eastern Europe and 48 percent live in Romanian Europe.

The surname is most common in Moldova, where it is held by 345 people, or 1 in 10,323. In Moldova Popaz is mostly found in: Găgăuzia, where 85 percent are found, Chișinău Municipality, where 10 percent are found and Cahul District, where 3 percent are found. Apart from Moldova this last name is found in 14 countries. It also occurs in Ukraine, where 25 percent are found and Russia, where 20 percent are found.

Popaz Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Popaz surname is primarily Orthodox (88%) in Russia and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Popaz are 31.01% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 77.78% being registered with 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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