Popma Surname

284,627th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,352 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Popma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Popma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands8011:21,0833,348
United States4521:801,90061,806
Canada811:454,88439,362
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
England31:18,572,686338,250
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Popma Last Name Facts

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

The surname Popma (Hindi: पोप्मा) is carried by more people in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Popma click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Popma? popularity and diffusion

Popma is the 284,627th most common family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,390,197 people. The surname Popma is primarily found in Europe, where 60 percent of Popma live; 60 percent live in Western Europe and 60 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Popma is most frequently occurring in The Netherlands, where it is held by 801 people, or 1 in 21,083. In The Netherlands it is mostly concentrated in: Friesland, where 30 percent live, North Holland, where 20 percent live and South Holland, where 8 percent live. Besides The Netherlands this surname exists in 15 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 33 percent live and Canada, where 6 percent live.

Popma Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Popma has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Popma last name expanded 2,379 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Popma Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Popma surname are 26.28% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 73.05% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Popma earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 9.92% more than the national average, earning $47,429 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.61% less than the national average, earning $46,894 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pospma913/
Poppma911/
Papma8095/
Popmi808/
Popme801/
Popmey732/
Padpma731/
Popmer731/
Peepmaa6719/
Phopmit674/
Papmaja671/
Papmeau670/
Pophmer670/
Papme606/
Papmi601/

Popma Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Popma in the Hindi language
पोप्माpopma-

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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
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  • 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 Popma
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