Popelo Surname

538,129th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 598 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Popelo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Popelo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines2711:373,57349,139
Ukraine1581:288,11836,989
Russia1471:980,42976,068
Belarus161:593,81652,198
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Popelo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Popelo (Russian: Попело) is most common in The Philippines. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Popelo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 538,129th most common family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 12,186,532 people. The surname Popelo is predominantly found in Asia, where 52 percent of Popelo live; 47 percent live in Eastern Europe and 47 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The last name Popelo is most commonly held in The Philippines, where it is held by 271 people, or 1 in 373,573. In The Philippines Popelo is mostly found in: Western Visayas, where 57 percent live, National Capital Region, where 15 percent live and Central Luzon, where 7 percent live. Excluding The Philippines Popelo exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Ukraine, where 26 percent live and Russia, where 25 percent live.

Popelo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Popelo last name is chiefly Orthodox (80%) in Russia and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Poppelo926/
Popelio921/
Pospelo921/
Popela831,425/
Popolo831,397/
Popalo83457/
Popilo83195/
Papelo8358/
Pepelo833/
Popiela771,852/
Popelas7797/
Popailo7771/
Poppolo7728/
Poupolo7726/
Popoloi7719/
Popeláš7714/
Pepelio7713/
Popelia7711/
Popoloy777/
Popalio776/
Phapelo775/
Popaylo774/
Popallo774/
Popeleu772/
Popelya771/
Papielo771/
Pepelyo771/
Popelaš771/
Popholo771/
Popilho771/
Popollo771/
Poppalo771/
Popieło771/
Popiolo771/
Papaelo771/
Poupalou7132/
Papeloux7128/
Popeliau7125/
Phophela712/
Popelľáš711/
Pepela672,321/
Popola671,276/
Popala67184/
Papilo67124/
Papela67113/
Papolo6772/
Papalo6739/
Popeła6727/
Popila6714/
Popelyash6710/
Pepolo678/
Pepalo677/
Pepilo672/
Papetillo671/
Pópolo671/

Popelo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Popelo in the Russian language
Попелоpopelo-

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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 Popelo
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