Popek Surname

70,999th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,960 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Popek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Popek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland4,6561:8,1631,087
United States1,0241:353,96431,669
Czechia4401:24,1673,757
France2571:258,45439,879
Canada1301:283,42826,469
Croatia801:52,85810,072
England731:763,26141,903
Austria621:137,34618,671
Germany471:1,712,88299,068
Slovenia431:57,8538,984
Brazil381:5,633,535140,199
Ukraine301:1,517,423120,367
Israel181:475,42436,085
Sweden151:656,45048,545
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Popek Last Name Facts

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

Popek (Russian: Попек) is held by more people in Poland than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Popek.

How Common Is The Last Name Popek? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 70,999th most commonly held family name globally, held by around 1 in 1,047,061 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 82 percent of Popek reside; 74 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 73 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

The surname Popek is most widely held in Poland, where it is carried by 4,656 people, or 1 in 8,163. Without taking into account Poland this surname occurs in 28 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 15 percent are found and Czechia, where 6 percent are found.

Popek Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Popek surname are 5.08% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 51.85% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Popek earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 2.71% more than the national average, earning $44,317 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.58% more than the national average, earning $58,416 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Poppek91448/
Popeck91390/
Popeke913/
Pospek913/
Popeuk911/
Popeks911/
Pohpek911/
Poppeck8389/
Pospeck8347/
Pospekh8341/
Popeske835/
Poophek832/
Popecks831/
Poepeck831/
D'Popek831/
Phopeuk831/
Popyk805,635/
Popik802,847/
Pepek80474/
Popec8074/
Papek8072/
Popík8051/
Popex801/
Popekova7720/
Poshpeck777/
Popeková771/
Popick73516/
Popesc7388/
Papeck7316/
Papeke7312/
Popeac739/
Paspek737/
Popiks735/
Popiec734/
Pepekh733/
Poupec732/
Popigk731/
Popike731/
Popoik731/
Papiek731/
Peupek731/
Popaik731/
Popyok731/
Poppeková711/
Popkova6720,760/
Pospikh6782/
Poppick6763/
Pospykh6743/
Pospick6725/
Paupeck6722/
Poppyok674/

Popek Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Popek in the Russian language
Попекpopek-

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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 Popek
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