Popelich Surname

3,228,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Popelich Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Popelich Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia351:4,117,802198,221
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Popelich Last Name Facts

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

The last name Popelich (Russian: Попелич) is held by more people in Russia than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Popelich? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,228,735th most frequently occurring last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 196,960,700 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 86 percent of Popelich are found; 86 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 86 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

The last name Popelich is most frequently held in Russia, where it is carried by 35 people, or 1 in 4,117,802. In Russia it is most numerous in: Kaliningrad Oblast, where 83 percent are found, Omsk Oblast, where 9 percent are found and Bashkortostan Republic, where 6 percent are found. Outside of Russia it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Kazakhstan, where 3 percent are found and The United States, where 3 percent are found.

Popelich Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Orthodox (82%) in Ukraine.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Popelic932/
Popelych88277/
Popelish8822/
Popelics882/
Papelich881/
Popeli8619/
Pospelych822/
Popelis8022/
Popeliš8013/
Popelia8011/
Popelič804/
Popelio801/
Popeleh801/
Popilic801/
Popielec75472/
Popelysh75230/
Popilish758/
Popielis757/
Poppelis751/
Popeluha751/
Popeliss751/
Popela711,425/
Papeli71866/
Popely71373/
Popele71100/
Popili7121/
Poppelhøj712/
Pospelysh711/
Popiela671,852/
Popelea67144/
Poppele67110/
Popeler6757/
Papelis6755/
Popeley6728/
Popelišová6712/
Popilia678/
Popilis675/
Popelíš674/
Popeleu672/
Popeličová672/
Popeele672/
Popelya671/
Potpely671/
Popilić671/
Popoili671/
Papelix671/
Popilec671/
Popeles671/

Popelich Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Popelich in the Russian language
Попеличpopelic-

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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 Popelich
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