Popoolam Surname
8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria
Popoolam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Popolam | 93 | 28 | / |
| Popoolan | 88 | 1 | / |
| Popoolaan | 82 | 2 | / |
| Popolan | 80 | 5 | / |
| Populam | 80 | 1 | / |
| Popolamova | 78 | 12 | / |
| Popolian | 75 | 2 | / |
| Poopalam | 75 | 1 | / |
| Poposlan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Potpalam | 75 | 1 | / |
| Popalan | 67 | 75 | / |
| Papalam | 67 | 6 | / |
| Papulam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pepalam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Poopalan | 63 | 58 | / |
| Popalain | 63 | 10 | / |
| Popolong | 63 | 6 | / |
| Patpalam | 63 | 4 | / |
| Poupalan | 63 | 1 | / |
| Phaphalam | 59 | 3 | / |
| Poipolong | 59 | 1 | / |
| Popollion | 59 | 1 | / |
| Popalanova | 56 | 2 | / |
| Papalan | 53 | 41 | / |
| Papalian | 50 | 23 | / |
| Papalang | 50 | 1 | / |
| Pappalan | 50 | 0 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Popoolam
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis