Popenco Surname

1,441,361st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 149 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Moldova
Highest density in:
Moldova

Popenco Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Popenco Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Moldova1431:24,9054,115
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Transnistria11:474,69917,893

Popenco Last Name Facts

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

The last name Popenco occurs in Moldova more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Popenco? popularity and diffusion

Popenco is the 1,441,361st most commonly occurring family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 48,909,704 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Popenco live; 98 percent live in Eastern Europe and 96 percent live in Romanian Europe.

The surname Popenco is most numerous in Moldova, where it is borne by 143 people, or 1 in 24,905. In Moldova Popenco is most numerous in: Ștefan Vodă District, where 31 percent live, Chișinău Municipality, where 18 percent live and Bălți Municipality, where 10 percent live. Excluding Moldova Popenco is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 1 percent live and Thailand, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Popenko865,972/
Popenca861/
Popenzo860/
Podpenko8042/
Popienko8010/
Popuenko801/
Pospenko801/
Potpenko801/
Potppenko753/
Papenko711,296/
Pepenko7198/
Popynko7120/
Popinko7118/
Pepingco6747/
Potpinko676/
Papaenko672/
Papencia671/
Popieńko671/
Papuenko671/
Papienko671/
Poppenza671/
Papensoss631/
Popnjap571/
Popęcka571/
Papenja571/
Podpinka5359/
Popinjač5350/
Potpinka5323/
Papienka531/
Papendja531/
Papincau530/
Potpinnka501/
Papinchat501/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Popenco
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