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 last name Popele occurs more in Lesotho more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Popele? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,849,867th most widespread last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 72,875,459 people. The surname Popele occurs mostly in Africa, where 64 percent of Popele live; 63 percent live in Southern Africa and 63 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Popele is also the 1,840,253rd most commonly held forename globally. It is borne by 32 people.

It is most prevalent in Lesotho, where it is carried by 62 people, or 1 in 32,783. In Lesotho it is most common in: Mafeteng District, where 52 percent are found, Mohale's Hoek District, where 23 percent are found and Maseru District, where 16 percent are found. Barring Lesotho this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Latvia, where 22 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 11 percent are found.

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
  • 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
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  • 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 Popele
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