Popela Surname

272,960th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,425 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Popela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Popela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,0201:53,1156,740
Czechia1991:53,4358,944
Poland991:383,92741,878
Ukraine401:1,138,067101,053
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Lesotho171:119,56211,827
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Iceland11:380,09011,096
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Angola11:26,989,21411,853

Popela (33) may also be a first name.

Popela Last Name Facts

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

The surname Popela (Russian: Попела) occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Popela? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 272,960th most widely held family name internationally, held by around 1 in 5,114,067 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 73 percent of Popela are found; 73 percent are found in Southern Africa and 73 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Popela is also the 1,807,719th most frequently occurring forename at a global level, held by 33 people.

The surname is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is held by 1,020 people, or 1 in 53,115. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Limpopo, where 59 percent live, Gauteng, where 31 percent live and North West, where 4 percent live. Without taking into account South Africa it exists in 16 countries. It is also found in Czechia, where 14 percent live and Poland, where 7 percent live.

Popela Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Popela earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 45.84% less than the national average, earning R 128,700 per year; in United States they earn 13.66% more than the national average, earning $49,042 USD per year and in Canada they earn 28.1% more than the national average, earning $63,646 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Popiela921,852/
Popelea92144/
Popelas9297/
Popelia9211/
Popelya921/
Popelaš921/
Popeliau8625/
Phophela862/
Popeluha861/
Pepela832,321/
Popola831,276/
Popelo83598/
Popely83373/
Popala83184/
Papela83113/
Popele83100/
Popeła8327/
Popeli8319/
Popila8314/
Popelyash8010/
Pepelea77464/
Poopola77375/
Pepelia77166/
Popolla77139/
Papetla77130/
Poppele77110/
Popalia77105/
Popeler7757/
Poppala7755/
Popalai7741/
Poppola7740/
Paepela7738/
Popilay7729/
Popeley7728/
Popelis7722/
Popeláš7714/
Popeliš7713/
Pepelya779/
Popilia778/
Poppelo776/
Popilas776/
Pophala774/
Papelas774/
Popalay774/
Popelíš774/
Popeele772/
Popaila772/
Popeleu772/
Papaela772/
Pospelo771/
Potpely771/
Popalla771/
Papelad771/
Papelah771/
Papelau771/
Papiela771/
Peupela771/
Popeleh771/
Popelio771/
Poupila771/
Poupola771/
Pepelah771/
Phepela771/
Phopila771/
Popeles771/
Poopala771/
Poipala771/
Popelych71277/
Popelysh71230/
Popilaya7180/
Pappelau7160/
Papaelia7140/
Popelich7137/
Phaphela7129/
Popelish7122/
Poppeler7116/
Phophila7111/
Poupeler7110/
Pöppelau716/
Papetlla714/
Poppalla713/
Pospelyy712/
Paspelau712/
Phoopila712/
Popfalai711/
Popollia711/
Peepeela711/
Papelias711/
Phophola711/
Pospeley711/
Popeliss711/
Popelľáš711/
Poppelis711/
Pooppala711/
Phoopala711/
Phopalay711/
Popetlep711/
Poopalai711/
Poophala711/
Papelash710/
Papala671,957/
Papola671,646/
Pepala671,507/
Popolo671,397/
Papeli67866/
Papila67517/
Popalo67457/
Popilo67195/
Pophillat67150/
Phophalia6794/
Popély6771/
Papele6768/
Papelo6758/
Popili6721/
Phophilay6719/
Poupeleer6719/
Pepila6715/
Papely673/
Pepelo673/
Poppeleer673/
Pospelych672/
Popała672/
Poppelhøj672/
Phoophila672/
Pospelysh671/
Poippalla671/
Phopholia671/
Papyla671/
Pápola671/
Popile671/
Phoopalai671/
Phopetlep671/
Poohpalai671/

Popela Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Popela in the Russian language
Попелаpopela-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Popela
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