Popić Surname

174,194th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,464 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Highest density in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Popić Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Popić Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bosnia and Herzegovina1,2341:2,866533
Serbia8331:8,5771,034
Croatia3561:11,8782,234
Kosovo261:71,6104,700
Montenegro71:91,3664,331
Slovenia71:355,38217,336
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546

The alternate forms: Popic (548) & Popič (148) are calculated separately.

Popić Last Name Facts

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

The surname Popić is carried by more people in Bosnia and Herzegovina than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Popic or Popič. Click here to see other potential spellings of Popić.

How Common Is The Last Name Popić? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 174,194th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 2,957,608 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Popić live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 99 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

The surname is most frequent in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is borne by 1,234 people, or 1 in 2,866. In Bosnia and Herzegovina it is mostly found in: Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 49 percent reside, Republika Srpska, where 42 percent reside and Brčko District, where 9 percent reside. Excluding Bosnia and Herzegovina it exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Serbia, where 34 percent reside and Croatia, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Popic93548/
Popič93148/
Popaić914/
Popoić912/
Pošpaić837/
Papić806,014/
Pepić804,395/
Popeć8030/
Popiz802/
Popiţ801/
Popich73293/
Popaiz7383/
Popeci7373/
Popitz7359/
Popiez7315/
Popiec734/
Popits733/
Popicz732/
Poppic731/
Popici731/
Poppiz730/
Poppitz67696/
Popiecz677/
Poupich674/
Popoich673/
Popitch671/
Popesci671/
Poppich671/
Poppits671/
Poppici671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Popić
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