Popesku Surname

161,068th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,705 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Transnistria

Popesku Surname User-submission:

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

Popesku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine1,6451:27,6733,986
Russia4371:329,80133,124
Moldova2631:13,5412,327
Serbia1011:70,7426,305
Transnistria1001:4,747834
Kazakhstan561:315,75926,264
United States351:10,355,970420,657
Romania211:956,08952,327
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
Bulgaria61:1,163,15137,744
Belarus51:1,900,21297,012
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
England11:55,718,059489,080
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873

Popesku Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

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

- rares_maglan

Popesku Last Name Facts

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

The last name Popesku (Georgian: პოპესკუ, Russian: Попеску) is carried by more people in Ukraine than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Popesku click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Popesku? popularity and diffusion

Popesku is the 161,068th most frequently used family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 2,694,102 people. Popesku occurs mostly in Europe, where 92 percent of Popesku live; 87 percent live in Eastern Europe and 77 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The last name Popesku is most numerous in Ukraine, where it is carried by 1,645 people, or 1 in 27,673. In Ukraine Popesku is mostly found in: Chernivtsi Oblast, where 76 percent are found, Odessa Oblast, where 9 percent are found and Mykolaiv Oblast, where 3 percent are found. Without taking into account Ukraine this last name occurs in 23 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 16 percent are found and Moldova, where 10 percent are found.

Popesku Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Orthodox (92%) in Russia and Orthodox (79%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Popesku surname are 30.65% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 77.42% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Popesku earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 12.72% less than the national average, earning $37,660 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.62% more than the national average, earning $54,957 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Popeskou9341/
Popeszku9325/
Popoesku932/
Popescu86143,580/
Papesku866/
Pepesku861/
Popysku861/
Popescou806/
Popaescu805/
Poppescu801/
Popescui801/
Popoescu801/
Poppesqou7517/
Poppescou756/
Papescu7137/
Popascu711/

Popesku Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Popesku in the Georgian language
პოპესკუpopesku-
Popesku in the Russian language
Попескуpopesku-

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