Popelskaya Surname

2,394,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 64 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belarus
Highest density in:
Belarus

Popelskaya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Popelskaya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belarus411:231,73328,176
Kazakhstan121:1,473,54175,349
Russia111:13,102,096377,010

Popelskaya Last Name Facts

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

Popelskaya (Russian: Попельская) is found in Belarus more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Popelskaya? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,394,033rd most commonly held last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 113,867,905 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 78 percent of Popelskaya live; 78 percent live in Eastern Europe and 78 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

Popelskaya is most frequently held in Belarus, where it is carried by 41 people, or 1 in 231,733. In Belarus Popelskaya is primarily found in: Minsk, where 61 percent reside, Minsk Region, where 27 percent reside and Brest Region, where 10 percent reside. Not including Belarus this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Kazakhstan, where 19 percent reside and Russia, where 17 percent reside.

Popelskaya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Orthodox (100%) in Belarus.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Papelskaya90110/
Popelsky89103/
Popelska891/
Popelskyi8433/
Popielska8423/
Popelskiy843/
Popellsky841/
Papelsky78108/
Popilsky7826/
Popelski786/
Papelska781/
Popielski741,376/
Podplesky7441/
Popylskyi741/
Papielska741/
Papelskiy741/
Papilsky6740/
Popilski671/
Papelski671/
Popiolski6354/
Podpleský6338/
Popilskis638/
Podpilski634/

Popelskaya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Popelskaya in the Russian language
Попельскаяpopelskaa-

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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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  • 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 Popelskaya
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