Popeanu Surname
Approximately 21 people bear this surname
Popeanu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 15 | 1:1,338,525 | 53,548 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Popeanu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Popeanu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Popeanu is borne by more people in Romania than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Popeanu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 4,307,654th most frequently held last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 76 percent of Popeanu reside; 71 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 71 percent reside in Romanian Europe.
This surname is most widespread in Romania, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 1,338,525. In Romania Popeanu is most frequent in: Bacău County, where 27 percent live, Brăila County, where 27 percent live and Mureș County, where 27 percent live. Other than Romania it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 19 percent live and Spain, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Popanu | 92 | 176 | / |
| Papeanu | 86 | 8 | / |
| Popanou | 86 | 2 | / |
| Popianu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Popițanu | 80 | 5 | / |
| Papanu | 77 | 49 | / |
| Papenu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Popenoe | 71 | 131 | / |
| Papanau | 71 | 31 | / |
| Papangu | 71 | 30 | / |
| Papanui | 71 | 14 | / |
| Papanou | 71 | 11 | / |
| Pepannu | 71 | 4 | / |
| Patpanu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Paspanu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Papengu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pahpanu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Popinou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Poupouenou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Poppenhous | 71 | 0 | / |
| Papenau | 71 | 0 | / |
| Papianou | 67 | 38 | / |
| Papianus | 67 | 14 | / |
| Papeneus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Papienau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Poppinus | 67 | 0 | / |
| Pappenau | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Popeanu
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