Popoff Surname
Approximately 3,014 people bear this surname
Popoff Surname User-submission:
Popov/Popoff (masculine) or Popova (feminine) is a common Russian, Bulgarian and Serbian last name. Derived from a Slavonic word, pop, meaning 'priest' and -ov, meaning 'pertaining to'. It therefore means 'of the priest', or rather 'son of the priest' or 'daughter of the priest'.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 926 | 1:391,424 | 34,366 |
| Canada | 892 | 1:41,307 | 5,148 |
| France | 454 | 1:146,306 | 22,633 |
| Argentina | 203 | 1:210,559 | 17,357 |
| Russia | 159 | 1:906,434 | 71,932 |
| Brazil | 73 | 1:2,932,525 | 86,118 |
| Paraguay | 45 | 1:160,817 | 3,242 |
| Germany | 40 | 1:2,012,636 | 110,053 |
| England | 23 | 1:2,422,524 | 89,093 |
| Honduras | 21 | 1:419,831 | 3,124 |
| Australia | 20 | 1:1,349,785 | 70,688 |
| Latvia | 17 | 1:120,591 | 17,235 |
| Sweden | 15 | 1:656,450 | 48,545 |
| Austria | 11 | 1:774,130 | 64,097 |
| Kazakhstan | 9 | 1:1,964,722 | 89,832 |
| Moldova | 9 | 1:395,708 | 28,721 |
| El Salvador | 7 | 1:906,270 | 3,798 |
| Chile | 7 | 1:2,516,639 | 33,195 |
| Uruguay | 6 | 1:571,960 | 26,877 |
| New Zealand | 6 | 1:754,720 | 41,661 |
| Venezuela | 6 | 1:5,034,013 | 43,431 |
| Poland | 6 | 1:6,334,792 | 156,558 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Mexico | 4 | 1:31,031,551 | 63,627 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Transnistria | 3 | 1:158,233 | 13,093 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 1:1,775,070 | 6,602 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Popoff Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Popov/Popoff (masculine) or Popova (feminine) is a common Russian, Bulgarian and Serbian last name. Derived from a Slavonic word, pop, meaning 'priest' and -ov, meaning 'pertaining to'. It therefore means 'of the priest', or rather 'son of the priest' or 'daughter of the priest'.
- r.popoffPopoff Demographics
Average Male Popoff Height
180.04 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Popoff Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Popoff Come From? nationality or country of origin
Popoff (Russian: Попофф) is most common in The United States. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Popoff? popularity and diffusion
The surname Popoff is the 146,983rd most commonly held last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 2,417,898 people. The surname Popoff is mostly found in The Americas, where 70 percent of Popoff live; 58 percent live in North America and 58 percent live in Anglo-North America.
The surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 926 people, or 1 in 391,424. In The United States it is most numerous in: California, where 33 percent are found, Michigan, where 9 percent are found and Arizona, where 7 percent are found. Outside of The United States this surname exists in 56 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 30 percent are found and France, where 15 percent are found.
Popoff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Popoff has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Popoff last name rose 92,600 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Popoff Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Orthodox (78%) in Russia.
In The United States those holding the Popoff last name are 14.81% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 61.58% registered with the party.
The amount Popoff earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 6.83% more than the national average, earning $46,097 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.84% less than the national average, earning $44,296 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poppoff | 92 | 70 | / |
| Pophoff | 92 | 7 | / |
| Poepoff | 92 | 4 | / |
| Popooff | 92 | 2 | / |
| Popoffe | 92 | 1 | / |
| Popof | 91 | 122 | / |
| Papoff | 83 | 224 | / |
| Pepoff | 83 | 28 | / |
| Pophof | 83 | 12 | / |
| Popoof | 83 | 1 | / |
| Popohf | 83 | 1 | / |
| Pappoff | 77 | 6 | / |
| Popov | 73 | 474,424 | / |
| Popow | 73 | 1,268 | / |
| Popob | 73 | 8 | / |
| Papof | 73 | 7 | / |
| Popova | 67 | 465,939 | / |
| Popovs | 67 | 969 | / |
| Popowa | 67 | 122 | / |
| Potpov | 67 | 12 | / |
| Poppov | 67 | 7 | / |
| Popovp | 67 | 2 | / |
| Popoov | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ppopov | 67 | 2 | / |
| Poopov | 67 | 2 | / |
| Poopob | 67 | 1 | / |
| Podpov | 67 | 1 | / |
| Popuov | 67 | 1 | / |
| Poppaf | 67 | 1 | / |
Popoff Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Popoff in the Russian language | ||
| Попофф | popoff | - |
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