Popják Surname

2,237,939th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 72 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Popják Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Popják Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary711:138,25712,695
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422

The alternate forms: Popjak (68) are calculated separately.

Popják Last Name Facts

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

Popják occurs more in Hungary more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Popjak. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Popják? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,237,939th most frequently held last name globally, held by around 1 in 101,215,916 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Popják reside; 100 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 99 percent reside in Hungaro-Europe.

The surname is most prevalent in Hungary, where it is borne by 71 people, or 1 in 138,257. In Hungary it is most common in: Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County, where 97 percent are found, Pest County, where 1 percent are found and Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County, where 1 percent are found. Without taking into account Hungary this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Slovakia, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Popjak9468/
Papiják773/
Popeľák771/
Popijak771/
Popiak67334/
Popjaková6747/
Popyak6713/
Popcak678/
Popeok673/
Papjak672/
Popjakova671/
Popyok671/
Papijáková632/
Popchak6271/
Popyack6241/
Popoyok6218/
Popijac6210/
Popsack625/
Popeľak625/
Poppyok624/
Popeyok621/
Phopchok57103/
Popchock5773/
Popchoke5769/
Papjiack571/
Popehock571/
Popiakova5311/
Popyakova531/
Popiaková531/
Pepiak5044/
Pepeok5018/
Papiak5012/
Pepyok509/
Popeac509/
Pepyak504/
Popeľaková503/
Pobzok502/

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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 Popják
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