Popona Surname

1,144,405th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 210 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Popona Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Popona Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea2061:39,5814,792
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Popona (68) may also be a first name.

Popona Last Name Facts

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

The last name Popona (Russian: Попона) is found most frequently in Papua New Guinea. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Popona? popularity and diffusion

The last name Popona is the 1,144,405th most commonly used last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 34,702,600 people. This last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 98 percent of Popona reside; 98 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 98 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,181,159th most prevalent given name in the world. It is borne by 68 people.

This last name is most numerous in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 206 people, or 1 in 39,581. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly found in: Western Highlands, where 72 percent live, Jiwaka, where 10 percent live and Morobe, where 9 percent live. Not including Papua New Guinea this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 0 percent live and Moldova, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Popona Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Popona in the Russian language
Попонаpopona-

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