Popele Surname

1,849,867th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 100 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Popele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Popele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho621:32,7836,032
Latvia221:93,18413,456
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646

Popele (32) may also be a first name.

Popele Last Name Facts

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

The surname Popele is more frequently found in Lesotho than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Popele? popularity and diffusion

The surname Popele is the 1,849,867th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 72,875,459 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 64 percent of Popele reside; 63 percent reside in Southern Africa and 63 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,840,253rd most prevalent forename internationally, borne by 32 people.

The last name Popele is most frequently occurring in Lesotho, where it is carried by 62 people, or 1 in 32,783. In Lesotho Popele is most numerous in: Mafeteng District, where 52 percent reside, Mohale's Hoek District, where 23 percent reside and Maseru District, where 16 percent reside. Besides Lesotho it exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Latvia, where 22 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Popelea92144/
Poppele92110/
Popeler9257/
Popeley9228/
Popeele922/
Popeleu922/
Popelle921/
Poepele921/
Popeleh921/
Popeles921/
Pople914,426/
Poupelle8633/
Poppeler8616/
Poupeler8610/
Pospeley861/
Popetlep861/
Popple832,232/
Popela831,425/
Popale83767/
Popely83373/
Pepele83100/
Popeil8374/
Papele8368/
Popole8359/
Popeli8319/
Pophle8319/
Phople8317/
Popleh8313/
Pouple832/
Poople831/
Pophel831/
Puople831/
Popile831/
Poupeleer8019/
Poppeleer803/
Phopetlep801/
Popiela771,852/
Pophale77830/
Pepelea77464/
Popille77168/
Phopale77134/
Papeleu7783/
Popelis7722/
Papeler7717/
Papeles7713/
Popeliš7713/
Popelia7711/
Popalee776/
Pophole775/
Popelíš774/
Phophle772/
Popesil772/
Potpely771/
Popahle771/
Popalle771/
Popelya771/
Pophiel771/
Poppale771/
Papiele771/
Peppele771/
Popelio771/
Phophetlep755/
Paple73257/
Popelych71277/
Popelysh71230/
Pospesel7149/
Popelich7137/
Phophale7136/
Popelish7122/
Phophole7122/
Pouphile7121/
Pospesil7113/
Paephele718/
Pospisel714/
Pospelyy712/
Phophela712/
Ppophale711/
Popeliss711/
Popeluha711/
Poppelis711/
Pophaleu711/
Poopalee711/
Papale674,064/
Popali671,009/
Papeli67866/
Papole67517/
Papile67471/
Papple67271/
Papeil67222/
Papela67113/
Popély6771/
Pospichel6744/
Pepale6740/
Pepile6730/
Popeła6727/
Pepeli6722/
Popili6721/
Poszpisel6716/
Pospiszel6715/
Popila6714/
Peepeelee6710/
Phaple677/
Pepole676/
Papyle676/
Pospisiel674/
Papely673/
Pospelych672/
Papeal672/
Poppelhøj672/
Pospechil672/
Pospeshyl672/
Pospelysh671/
Poophalee671/

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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 Popele
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