Popesco Surname

693,669th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 426 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Moldova
Highest density in:
Moldova

Popesco Surname User-submission:

A surname given to the son or descendent of a priest.

Popesco Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Moldova2731:13,0452,244
France601:1,107,045119,335
United States331:10,983,604436,696
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
England131:4,286,005132,302
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Romania31:6,692,62378,504
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

Popesco Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

A surname given to the son or descendent of a priest.

- rares_maglan

Popesco Last Name Facts

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

Popesco occurs most in Moldova. It may be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Popesco.

How Common Is The Last Name Popesco? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 693,669th most commonly used surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 17,106,915 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 86 percent of Popesco live; 67 percent live in Eastern Europe and 65 percent live in Romanian Europe.

The last name Popesco is most commonly occurring in Moldova, where it is held by 273 people, or 1 in 13,045. In Moldova it is most common in: Orhei District, where 22 percent live, Chișinău Municipality, where 18 percent live and Ștefan Vodă District, where 14 percent live. Other than Moldova this last name is found in 17 countries. It is also found in France, where 14 percent live and The United States, where 8 percent live.

Popesco Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Popesco last name are 37.68% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 90.91% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Popesco earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 37.77% less than the national average, earning $26,853 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.71% less than the national average, earning $37,406 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Popescou936/
Poppesco934/
Poppescou886/
Popesko86469/
Popesca865/
Popesoy862/
Popasco861/
Popeskou8041/
Popetsko8010/
Popechko801/
Popeko7795/
Popezo771/
Popico771/
Poppesqou7517/
Pospeshko752/
Popejoy711,974/
Popioco71256/
Papesca7157/
Popeyko7148/
Popeiko7146/
Papasco718/
Popieko717/
Papesko716/
Papheco714/
Popecka713/
Poupezo712/
Popoico712/
Papisco711/
Popezoy711/
Popysko711/
Popitschko711/
Popeseu711/
Popejos710/
Popychko67170/
Popichko673/
Podpisko673/
Poupekas671/
Poubpezo671/
Popeseau671/
Popyszko671/
Phophiso671/
Pepeshko671/

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