Popenko Surname

81,351st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,972 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Popenko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Popenko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine2,9751:15,3022,034
Russia2,4491:58,8507,654
Kazakhstan2431:72,7678,728
Belarus881:107,96716,183
Kyrgyzstan751:79,63510,324
Moldova291:122,80613,852
Estonia191:69,56912,771
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
Azerbaijan51:1,929,82423,635
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Georgia41:936,38624,100
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
France21:33,211,361423,184
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Popenko Last Name Facts

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

The surname Popenko (Georgian: პოპენკო, Russian: Попенко) is borne by more people in Ukraine than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Popenko.

How Common Is The Last Name Popenko? popularity and diffusion

The last name Popenko is the 81,351st most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,220,286 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 77 percent of Popenko reside; 77 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 76 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

The last name Popenko is most commonly used in Ukraine, where it is carried by 2,975 people, or 1 in 15,302. In Ukraine Popenko is mostly concentrated in: Poltava Oblast, where 19 percent live, Vinnytsia Oblast, where 11 percent live and Rivne Oblast, where 8 percent live. Besides Ukraine this last name is found in 30 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 41 percent live and Kazakhstan, where 4 percent live.

Popenko Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Orthodox (87%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Belarus and Orthodox (84%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Popenko are 8.79% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 55.56% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Popenko earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 26.4% more than the national average, earning $54,542 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.74% more than the national average, earning $54,520 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Podpenko9342/
Popienko9310/
Popuenko931/
Pospenko931/
Potpenko931/
Potppenko883/
Papenko861,296/
Popenco86149/
Pepenko8698/
Popynko8620/
Popinko8618/
Potpinko806/
Papaenko802/
Papienko801/
Papuenko801/
Popieńko801/
Papynko71137/
Papinko7118/
Popenca711/
Podpinka6759/
Potpinka6723/
Papienka671/
Papingkou631/
Potpinnka631/
Papinka576/
Papynka572/
Popęcka571/
Pepingco5347/
Papingka5335/
Papingkat5013/

Popenko Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Popenko in the Georgian language
პოპენკოpopenko-
Popenko in the Russian language
Попенкоpopenko-

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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 Popenko
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