Popelak Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Austria

Popelak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Popelak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:16,475,406557,260
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

The alternate forms: Popelák (116) are calculated separately.

Popelak Last Name Facts

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

Popelak occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant: Popelák. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Popelak? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,730,171st most frequently used family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 79 percent of Popelak reside; 79 percent reside in North America and 79 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 22 people, or 1 in 16,475,406. In The United States Popelak is most frequent in: New Jersey, where 77 percent live and Pennsylvania, where 23 percent live. Not including The United States Popelak exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 11 percent live and Czechia, where 7 percent live.

Popelak Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Popelak last name are 26.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 80% being registered with the party.

Popelak earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 9.5% less than the national average, earning $39,050 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Popelák95116/
Popielak93212/
Popelack939/
Popelyak937/
Pospelyak881/
Popelok863/
Popolak861/
Popelax861/
Popilak860/
Pepelyak804/
Popelyok801/
Papielak801/
Pepeliak801/
Popelock800/
Poppelock752/
Popeláková71120/
Popilok713/
Popalagh6716/
Popilock6712/
Popiolac672/
Peupalak671/
Pospeloc671/
Phaphalak6310/
Papilag579/
Pepalac572/
Papalac571/
Papeloux5328/
Pappalaq531/

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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 Popelak
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