Popchenko Surname

263,749th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,485 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Belarus

Popchenko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Popchenko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia5771:249,78026,483
Ukraine5001:91,04513,056
Belarus2751:34,5495,980
Kazakhstan1201:147,35414,841
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Kyrgyzstan41:1,493,16471,188
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Popchenko Last Name Facts

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

The surname Popchenko (Russian: Попченко) is found most frequently in Russia. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Popchenko? popularity and diffusion

It is the 263,749th most commonly occurring family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 4,907,438 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 81 percent of Popchenko live; 80 percent live in Eastern Europe and 80 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

This last name is most frequently used in Russia, where it is held by 577 people, or 1 in 249,780. In Russia Popchenko is most frequent in: Bryansk Oblast, where 21 percent reside, Sakha Republic, where 10 percent reside and Rostov Oblast, where 7 percent reside. Besides Russia it occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Ukraine, where 34 percent reside and Belarus, where 19 percent reside.

Popchenko Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Orthodox (84%) in Russia, Orthodox (85%) in Belarus and Orthodox (93%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Popchenko last name are 19.14% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 65.91% registered to vote for the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Popcenko943/
Papchenko891,569/
Povchenko894/
Pobchenko891/
Popshenko891/
Papschenko841/
Popçenko824/
Papcenko824/
Popcenco821/
Paptschenko809/
Pavchenko78291/
Popsuenko7880/
Papczenko781/
Papcenco7112/
Papçenko713/
Papchanka671/
Pavkenko591/
Pavšenko591/

Popchenko Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Popchenko in the Russian language
Попченкоpopcenko-

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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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  • 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 Popchenko
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