Poplavska Surname

961,438th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 271 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Poplavska Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Poplavska Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia1881:10,9041,614
Lithuania421:72,25210,722
England111:5,065,278148,650
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228

The alternate forms: Poplavská (1) are calculated separately.

Poplavska Last Name Facts

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

The last name Poplavska (Russian: Поплавська) is more frequently found in Latvia than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant: Poplavská. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Poplavska? popularity and diffusion

The last name Poplavska is the 961,438th most common last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 26,891,313 people. The last name Poplavska is predominantly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Poplavska live; 89 percent live in Northern Europe and 85 percent live in Baltic Europe.

The last name Poplavska is most frequently held in Latvia, where it is borne by 188 people, or 1 in 10,904. In Latvia Poplavska is primarily concentrated in: Latgale, where 64 percent live, Riga Planning Region, where 26 percent live and Kurzeme Planning Region, where 7 percent live. Barring Latvia this surname is found in 17 countries. It also occurs in Lithuania, where 15 percent live and England, where 4 percent live.

Poplavska Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Orthodox (69%) in Ukraine.

Phonetically Similar Names

Poplavska Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Poplavska in the Russian language
Поплавськаpoplavska-

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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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