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Where Does The Last Name Popel Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Popel (Hindi: पोपिल, Russian: Попель) is carried by more people in Ukraine than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Pöpel. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Popel? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 159,439^th most prevalent family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 2,662,604 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 84 percent of Popel are found; 79 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 76 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

The last name Popel is most frequent in Ukraine, where it is held by 1,455 people, or 1 in 31,287. In Ukraine it is mostly found in: Lviv Oblast, where 17 percent live, Khmelnytskyi Oblast, where 17 percent live and Odessa Oblast, where 6 percent live. Besides Ukraine Popel is found in 36 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 17 percent live and Belarus, where 10 percent live.

Popel Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Popel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Popel last name expanded 594 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 139 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Popel Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Orthodox (79%) in Russia, Orthodox (91%) in Belarus and Orthodox (62%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Popel surname are 11.01% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 57.78% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Popel earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 16% more than the national average, earning $50,053 USD per year and in Canada they earn 45.41% more than the national average, earning $72,242 CAD per year.