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Where Does The Last Name Popelyaev Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Popelyaev (Russian: Попеляев) is more commonly found in Russia than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Popelyaev? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Popelyaev is the 1,231,034^th most frequent last name in the world, held by around 1 in 38,558,444 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 67 percent of Popelyaev live; 66 percent live in North Asia and 66 percent live in Slavic North Asia.

The surname Popelyaev is most widespread in Russia, where it is carried by 175 people, or 1 in 823,560. In Russia Popelyaev is most prevalent in: Kemerovo Oblast, where 18 percent reside, Krasnoyarsk Krai, where 15 percent reside and Krasnodar Krai, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account Russia this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 5 percent reside and Belarus, where 1 percent reside.

Popelyaev Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Popelyaev last name is principally Orthodox (88%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Popelyaev surname are 7.08% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 53.85% being registered with the party.