Popelis Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Latvia

Popelis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Popelis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary131:755,09840,181
Latvia41:512,51230,386
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
Australia21:13,497,850222,987

The alternate forms: Popeliš (13) & Popelíš (4) are calculated separately.

Popelis Last Name Facts

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

The last name Popelis is found most frequently in Hungary. It can also be found as: Popeliš or Popelíš. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Popelis? popularity and diffusion

The surname Popelis is the 4,206,983rd most frequently occurring last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. Popelis occurs predominantly in Europe, where 91 percent of Popelis live; 73 percent live in Eastern Europe and 59 percent live in Hungaro-Europe.

The surname is most widely held in Hungary, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 755,098. In Hungary Popelis is most common in: Tolna County, where 92 percent live and Budapest, where 8 percent live. Barring Hungary it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Latvia, where 18 percent live and Slovakia, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Popeliš9513/
Popelish9322/
Popielis937/
Poppelis931/
Popeliss931/
Popeli9219/
Popelíš904/
Popalis8687/
Popolis8671/
Papelis8655/
Pepelis8627/
Popelia8611/
Popilis865/
Popelič864/
Popelic862/
Popelio861/
Popeles861/
Popelysh80230/
Popelich8037/
Pappelis8019/
Popilish808/
Popieles801/
Pepeluis801/
Popela771,425/
Papeli77866/
Popely77373/
Popele77100/
Popili7721/
Pospelysh751/
Popiela711,852/
Popelea71144/
Poppele71110/
Popeler7157/
Papolis7130/
Popeley7128/
Papalis7124/
Pepalis7119/
Papeles7113/
Papilis7113/
Popelišová7112/
Popilia718/
Pepeles714/
Pepolis712/
Popeleu712/
Popeele712/
Popeleh711/
Papelix711/
Popoili711/
Popelya711/
Potpely711/
Popilic711/
Popelych67277/
Papallis6769/
Popylysh6729/
Poppeler6716/
Poupeler6710/
Papelysh676/
Pospelyj673/
Popilysh673/
Phophela672/
Popelyshova672/
Pospelyy672/
Popeluha671/
Pospeley671/
Papelich671/
Paupelit671/
Peepeles671/
Popeleshova671/
Popetlep671/

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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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  • 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 Popelis
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