Popelnukh Surname

1,155,901st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 207 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Popelnukh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Popelnukh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine1531:297,53438,040
Russia521:2,771,597154,559
Canada21:18,422,796409,488

Popelnukh Last Name Facts

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

The last name Popelnukh (Russian: Попельнух) is more commonly found in Ukraine than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Popelnukh.

How Common Is The Last Name Popelnukh? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,155,901st most common surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 35,205,536 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 85 percent of Popelnukh live; 85 percent live in Eastern Europe and 85 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

This last name is most widely held in Ukraine, where it is carried by 153 people, or 1 in 297,534. In Ukraine it is most prevalent in: Kharkiv Oblast, where 43 percent are found, Poltava Oblast, where 19 percent are found and Sumy Oblast, where 10 percent are found. Outside of Ukraine this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 25 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.

Popelnukh Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Popelnukh last name is primarily Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Popelnukh are 10.37% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 57.14% registered with the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

Popelnukh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Popelnukh in the Russian language
Попельнухpopelnuh-

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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
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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 Popelnukh
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