Popeka Surname

1,055,483rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 237 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belarus
Highest density in:
Belarus

Popeka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Popeka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belarus1521:62,50710,452
Ukraine541:843,01383,340
Russia301:4,804,102217,805
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Popeka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Popeka (Russian: Попека) is more frequently found in Belarus than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Popeka.

How Common Is The Last Name Popeka? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,055,483rd most commonly used family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 30,749,139 people. Popeka is mostly found in Europe, where 96 percent of Popeka reside; 96 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 96 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

The last name Popeka is most frequently held in Belarus, where it is held by 152 people, or 1 in 62,507. In Belarus it is mostly concentrated in: Brest Region, where 74 percent are found, Minsk, where 21 percent are found and Gomel Region, where 3 percent are found. Besides Belarus this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Ukraine, where 23 percent are found and Russia, where 13 percent are found.

Popeka Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Popeka surname is chiefly Orthodox (100%) in Belarus.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Popecka923/
Popekha922/
Popeika922/
Poupekas861/
Popyka83209/
Popeko8395/
Popoka8392/
Papeka8378/
Popika8375/
Popaka8315/
Pepeka8315/
Popeke833/
Popeki831/
Popegkaya801/
Popecki77243/
Popeski77123/
Papeika7788/
Popeyko7748/
Popeiko7746/
Poppaka7727/
Pepekai7727/
Popikas7717/
Popaeko7716/
Pepekay7710/
Popesky779/
Popieko777/
Popeske775/
Popesca775/
Poopaka775/
Popayka774/
Papekha773/
Pepekha773/
Papeaka773/
Popykha772/
Papeska772/
Popicka771/
Popokha771/
Popoika771/
Pospeky771/
Poepaka771/
Popikha771/
Paspeka771/
Popeskou7141/
Phopakka7135/
Popishka7119/
Podpiska712/
Popiecki712/
Papeckas711/
Poppakka711/
Popechko711/
Ppaepaka711/
Popoca6710,310/
Popica671,603/
Papaka67363/
Popoko67273/
Papeko67107/
Papika6764/
Popaca6728/
Popykhach6725/
Papeki6725/
Pepaka6723/
Papoka6721/
Pepeko6718/
Papeke6712/
Papeca678/
Phoophaka677/
Pospeshko672/
Popaco672/
Pepoka672/
Popiki671/
Popike671/
Pepika671/
Papyka671/
Phopakkha671/

Popeka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Popeka in the Russian language
Попекаpopeka-

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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 Popeka
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