Popola Surname

298,377th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,276 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Popola Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Popola Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria9481:186,85911,345
United States1391:2,607,618157,688
Indonesia941:1,406,90696,143
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Uganda161:2,439,95572,451
France121:5,535,227269,324
Guatemala111:1,462,0615,661
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Popola (139) may also be a first name.

Popola Last Name Facts

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

Popola (Georgian: ფოფოლა, Russian: Попола) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Popola? popularity and diffusion

Popola is the 298,377th most numerous last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 5,711,243 people. Popola is predominantly found in Africa, where 79 percent of Popola are found; 75 percent are found in West Africa and 75 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Popola is also the 784,558th most frequently held first name on earth. It is borne by 139 people.

The surname Popola is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 948 people, or 1 in 186,859. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Oyo, where 20 percent are found, Lagos, where 16 percent are found and Ekiti, where 14 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria it occurs in 20 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 11 percent are found and Indonesia, where 7 percent are found.

Popola Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Popola has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 2,317 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Popola Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Popola are 3.02% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 56.25% being registered with the party.

Popola earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 16.31% more than the national average, earning $50,188 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Popoola9291,513/
Poopola92375/
Popolla92139/
Popotla9271/
Poppola9240/
Popuola9227/
Popoula929/
Potpola925/
Popolas921/
Poupola921/
Popoloa921/
Poopoola8630/
Popooloa8619/
Popoolaa8617/
Popoolas8614/
Popoolla8610/
Phopolla864/
Poppoola864/
Poepoola864/
Popfoola864/
Popoolau863/
Poipoola863/
Poupoula862/
Popollia861/
Popoolia861/
Puopoola861/
Popoolat861/
Phophola861/
Popgoola861/
Ppopoola861/
Pospoola861/
Pobpoola861/
Papola831,646/
Popela831,425/
Popolo831,397/
Popoli83953/
Popala83184/
Popole8359/
Popula8324/
Pápola831/
Poupoulas809/
Phopholia801/
Puopolo772,866/
Papolla77149/
Popelea77144/
Popalia77105/
Popolis7771/
Podpala7768/
Poppala7755/
Pappola7748/
Popalai7741/
Pospula7740/
Paspola7735/
Papoola7730/
Poppolo7728/
Poupolo7726/
Popalad7726/
Poppula7724/
Popoole7721/
Popoloi7719/
Populya7719/
Popoolo7714/
Popelia7711/
Papolas779/
Popolli777/
Popoloy777/
Pophole775/
Pophala774/
Potpole774/
Popalay774/
Populas772/
Popalla771/
Popatla771/
Popelya771/
Popoili771/
Popolos771/
Poppoli771/
Puopoli771/
Papolia771/
Populai771/
Popollo771/
Pahpola771/
Pospoła771/
Populay771/
Popália771/
Popholo771/
Poputla771/
Popalaz771/
Poopala771/
Poipala771/
Pappolla71396/
Pospolit71135/
Popalait7188/
Pospolyt7147/
Popullah7126/
Popeliau7125/
Popoulou7124/
Phophole7122/
Phopalad716/
Popalhat715/
Paapolla713/
Potpalla713/
Poppalla713/
Poupoule713/
Podpalay712/
Pospahla712/
Phophela712/
Phoopolo712/
Phopalat712/
Posphala711/
Popfalai711/
Poupolos711/
Papolias711/
Páppolla711/
Poupouli711/
Pooppala711/
Phaphola711/
Phoopala711/
Phopalay711/
Pophalad711/
Poopalai711/
Poophala711/
Pohpalad711/
Pepela672,321/
Papala671,957/
Populi671,608/
Pepala671,507/
Popali671,009/
Popale67767/
Papula67609/
Popelo67598/
Papole67517/
Popalo67457/
Populo67221/
Popule67153/
Papela67113/
Phophalia6794/
Papoli6782/
Papolo6772/
Popeła6727/
Popalahat678/
Pepolo678/
Popaly677/
Poupoulis675/
Papoly672/
Popała672/
Phophalad672/
Poippalla671/
Podpalyay671/
Pashpolla671/
Pappgolla671/
Papuolias671/
Pópolo671/
Poupoules671/
Phoopalai671/
Poohpalai671/

Popola Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Popola in the Georgian language
ფოფოლაpopola96
პოპოლაpopola4
Popola in the Russian language
Пополаpopola-

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