Popelchuk Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Popelchuk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Popelchuk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine131:3,501,746189,921
Russia21:72,061,528727,117

Popelchuk Last Name Facts

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

Popelchuk (Russian: Попельчук) occurs in Ukraine more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Popelchuk? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,057,639th most widespread family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 87 percent of Popelchuk reside; 87 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 87 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

The last name Popelchuk is most commonly held in Ukraine, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 3,501,746. In Ukraine it is most prevalent in: Donetsk Oblast, where 23 percent live, Cherkasy Oblast, where 15 percent live and Kharkiv Oblast, where 15 percent live. Without taking into account Ukraine this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Russia, where 13 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Popelchuk Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Popelchuk in the Russian language
Попельчукpopelcuk-

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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 Popelchuk
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