Popka Surname

562,869th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 563 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Abkhazia

Popka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Popka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia2271:634,90355,341
Ukraine1181:385,78646,976
United States781:4,646,909242,363
Poland541:703,86659,770
Belarus361:263,91830,781
Papua New Guinea151:543,58166,712
Israel141:611,26042,949
Kazakhstan71:2,526,071102,287
England41:13,929,515290,718
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Abkhazia11:242,8655,354
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States441:1,141,33465,198

Popka (165) may also be a first name.

Popka Last Name Facts

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

Popka (Russian: Попка) is borne by more people in Russia than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Popka? popularity and diffusion

Popka is the 562,869th most widespread surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 12,944,131 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 74 percent of Popka live; 73 percent live in Eastern Europe and 62 percent live in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 712,876th most numerous first name worldwide, held by 165 people.

The last name is most widely held in Russia, where it is borne by 227 people, or 1 in 634,903. In Russia Popka is most prevalent in: Moscow, where 39 percent reside, Saint Petersburg, where 15 percent reside and Vladimir Oblast, where 4 percent reside. Barring Russia this surname exists in 17 countries. It also occurs in Ukraine, where 21 percent reside and The United States, where 14 percent reside.

Popka Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Popka has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Popka last name rose 177 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Popka Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Popka last name is chiefly Orthodox (67%) in Russia and Orthodox (80%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Popka surname are 15.52% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 31.25% being registered with the political party.

Popka earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 12.33% less than the national average, earning $37,829 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phopka911/
Poupka911/
Popkoa911/
Popkas910/
Popfka910/
Popko808,714/
Papka803,788/
Popke80606/
Pepka80374/
Popky8055/
Popca803/
Popki802/
Popkes73345/
Poppke73263/
Popkey73209/
Popkie73105/
Poupko7399/
Popkoo7340/
Popkoy7324/
Popcke7322/
Pappka7313/
Phopko736/
Papkka735/
Popker733/
Pouvka731/
Popkoi731/
Poppki731/
Papkai731/
Paspka731/
Popkis731/
Puopko731/
Popkiy731/
Popcca731/
Poupke730/
Puospėkas711/
Popkess6774/
Popkiss6755/
Popkeys672/
Pohybka671/
Poupkos671/
Poppcke671/
Papkash671/
Peuppka671/
Papckka670/

Popka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Popka in the Russian language
Попкаpopka-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Popka
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