Popelyukh Surname

983,245th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 262 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Popelyukh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Popelyukh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine2141:212,72328,531
Russia381:3,792,712188,390
Belarus61:1,583,51089,472
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479

Popelyukh Last Name Facts

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

Popelyukh (Russian: Попелюх) occurs in Ukraine more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Popelyukh? popularity and diffusion

The last name Popelyukh is the 983,245th most frequent family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 27,815,061 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 95 percent of Popelyukh live; 95 percent live in Eastern Europe and 95 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

This last name is most widespread in Ukraine, where it is held by 214 people, or 1 in 212,723. In Ukraine Popelyukh is most numerous in: Kirovohrad Oblast, where 17 percent are found, Chernihiv Oblast, where 15 percent are found and Khmelnytskyi Oblast, where 11 percent are found. Excluding Ukraine this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 15 percent are found and Belarus, where 2 percent are found.

Popelyukh Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Orthodox (60%) in Ukraine.

Phonetically Similar Names

Popelyukh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Popelyukh in the Russian language
Попелюхpopeluh-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Popelyukh
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