Popo Surname

38,297th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,741 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Colombia
Highest density in:
Saint Lucia

Popo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Popo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Colombia2,8971:16,4911,382
Egypt2,4711:37,2063,868
Nigeria1,0351:171,15210,595
DR Congo8761:84,3379,678
Papua New Guinea7031:11,5981,043
Mexico6931:179,1145,113
Ivory Coast5981:38,5812,528
Indonesia5491:240,89122,159
Saint Lucia4581:39068
South Africa4201:128,99515,120
Morocco4091:84,29414,399
Tanzania3021:175,30315,310
United States2661:1,362,62894,589
Liberia2601:16,9561,747
Botswana1711:12,7892,446
Vietnam1541:601,5981,565
Russia1461:987,14476,448
France1401:474,44867,240
Hong Kong1271:57,7601,031
Thailand921:767,808125,203
England901:619,09036,665
Venezuela891:339,3727,470
Zimbabwe491:315,06631,156
Spain451:1,038,93438,115
Trinidad and Tobago421:32,4763,282
Cameroon401:519,22741,500
Canada341:1,083,69479,951
Brazil331:6,487,101155,169
Bosnia and Herzegovina321:110,5138,853
China301:45,577,3862,472
Benin261:397,52329,143
Uganda251:1,561,57156,175
Barbados231:12,498851
Philippines221:4,601,737165,269
India211:36,526,923420,161
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Solomon Islands191:30,5286,049
United States Virgin Islands151:7,3581,106
Belgium141:821,18966,436
Lesotho121:169,38013,459
Pakistan121:14,886,99061,272
Belarus111:863,73365,346
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Kenya111:4,198,17341,178
Bermuda101:6,5281,005
Myanmar91:5,770,887975
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Greece81:1,384,97486,362
Kazakhstan81:2,210,31295,036
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Iran71:10,968,932186,522
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
Albania61:485,67618,535
Antigua and Barbuda61:16,5281,436
Dominica61:12,648426
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Congo51:997,81917,129
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Peru41:7,946,03141,846
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Samoa41:48,452659
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Haiti31:3,561,30220,668
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Belize11:355,4743,977
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

The alternate forms: Popó (15), Popô (2), Pópo (1) & Pópó (1) are calculated separately.

Popo (6,715) may also be a first name.

Popo Last Name Facts

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

Popo (Georgian: პოპო, Hindi: पोपो, Marathi: पोपो, Russian: Попо) occurs in Colombia more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Popó, Popô, Pópo or Pópó. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Popo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 38,297th most widespread last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 530,350 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 48 percent of Popo live; 22 percent live in South America and 22 percent live in Caribbean South America. It is also the 79,734th most frequent first name at a global level, borne by 6,715 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Colombia, where it is held by 2,897 people, or 1 in 16,491. In Colombia Popo is primarily concentrated in: Valle del Cauca Department, where 50 percent reside, Cauca Department, where 47 percent reside and Capital District, where 1 percent reside. Other than Colombia Popo is found in 123 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 18 percent reside and Nigeria, where 8 percent reside.

Popo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Popo has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Popo last name increased 8,867 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Popo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Orthodox (46%) in Russia and Christian (67%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Popo last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Popo earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 65.7% less than the national average, earning R 81,516 per year; in Colombia they earn 5.07% less than the national average, earning $21,551,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 4.76% more than the national average, earning $45,204 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.53% more than the national average, earning $56,403 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Popó9215/
Popô922/
Pospo89844/
Popos89833/
Popot89718/
Popoy89362/
Poppo89342/
Popoi89320/
Poupo89146/
Popoo89138/
Popoh8990/
Popou8977/
Popop8966/
Popoa8940/
Poopo8922/
Poipo8916/
Phopo8915/
Popoj8910/
Popoz899/
Ppopo891/
Pópo831/
Pópó831/
Pospos801,150/
Potpot80336/
Poupot80250/
Poipoi80189/
Poypoy80170/
Podpod80126/
Phopho80113/
Poupoh80111/
Poupou80107/
Pospoy8071/
Poupos8049/
Poopoo8038/
Poppos8038/
Popoch8015/
Popohe8015/
Poopoh8013/
Pospoi8013/
Popooa804/
Poposh803/
Poppou803/
Pozpoz802/
Popoić802/
Phopoo802/
Poupoz801/
Poppop801/
Poşpoş801/
Poppoh801/
Popoit801/
Popott801/
Poupoa801/
Pouppo801/
Poupuo801/
Pophoo801/
Phopoh801/
Pohpod801/
Pohpoh801/
Poepho801/
Popa75204,076/
Popoaia73422/
Pouppos7314/
Phophot739/
Popaova733/
Popoich733/
Phophoi733/
Popposs732/
Phoopho732/
Pohpoch732/
Poppopp731/
Pouphop731/
Pouppou731/
Phophod731/
Phophoo731/
Phophop731/
Poppppo731/
Poupoid730/
Popat6727,022/
Poppa671,425/
Popaz67716/
Poupa67448/
Pepoo67305/
Poopa67241/
Popas67138/
Papoo67127/
Phopa6792/
Popeu6746/
Popau6744/
Popăţ6731/
Popah6726/
Popad6719/
Pospa6716/
Popač6714/
Potpa6712/
Poipa6711/
Photphot678/
Popha676/
Poodphoh672/
Photphod671/
Poppô671/
Posdposd671/
Phophuot671/
Phohphot671/
Pojpa671/

Popo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Popo in the Georgian language
პოპოpopo-
Popo in the Hindi language
पोपोpopo-
Popo in the Marathi language
पोपोpopo-
Popo in the Russian language
Попоpopo-

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