Popič Surname

1,447,279th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 148 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Popič Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Popič Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia1461:17,0393,960
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372

The alternate forms: Popić (2,464) & Popic (548) are calculated separately.

Popič Last Name Facts

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

The last name Popič is borne by more people in Slovenia than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant: Popić or Popic. For other potential spellings of Popič click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Popič? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,447,279th most widely held family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 49,240,175 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Popič are found; 99 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 99 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

This surname is most frequently held in Slovenia, where it is held by 146 people, or 1 in 17,039. In Slovenia Popič is most numerous in: Carinthia, where 87 percent reside, Central Slovenia, where 11 percent reside and Drava, where 1 percent reside. Not including Slovenia it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in North Macedonia, where 1 percent reside and New Zealand, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Popić932,464/
Popic93548/
Popis801,998/
Papič80204/
Pepič804/
Popiś802/
Popij802/
Popiz802/
Popiţ801/
Popish73353/
Popich73293/
Pospiš73169/
Poppis73133/
Poupis7390/
Popaiz7383/
Popeci7373/
Popitz7359/
Popiez7315/
Popież7311/
Popiec734/
Popaić734/
Popits733/
Pohpij732/
Popoić732/
Popicz732/
Poppic731/
Popisz731/
Popici731/
Popeis731/
Poppiz730/
Poppitz67696/
Pospich67329/
Popierz6768/
Poppish6767/
Popiesz6726/
Pouppis6715/
Popiecz677/
Pošpaić677/
Phophis675/
Popiesh675/
Poupich674/
Popoich673/
Poppich671/
Popesci671/
Poppits671/
Poppici671/
Pospish671/
Popitch671/

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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 Popič
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