Poposi Surname
Approximately 28 people bear this surname
Poposi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 20 | 1:407,686 | 53,132 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Poposi (45) may also be a first name.
Poposi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Poposi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Poposi occurs most in Papua New Guinea. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Poposi click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Poposi? popularity and diffusion
Poposi is the 3,730,171st most commonly occurring last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 260,269,497 people. The last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 71 percent of Poposi live; 71 percent live in Oceania Islands and 71 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Poposi is also the 1,504,468th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 45 people.
The last name Poposi is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 20 people, or 1 in 407,686. In Papua New Guinea it is most prevalent in: New Ireland, where 45 percent are found, Morobe, where 25 percent are found and Bougainville, where 20 percent are found. Outside of Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 25 percent are found and South Africa, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poposhi | 92 | 29 | / |
| Popossi | 92 | 2 | / |
| Popotsi | 92 | 1 | / |
| Popoussi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Popose | 83 | 72 | / |
| Popoçi | 83 | 64 | / |
| Popoji | 83 | 28 | / |
| Popasi | 83 | 11 | / |
| Popoci | 83 | 9 | / |
| Peposi | 83 | 9 | / |
| Poposa | 83 | 6 | / |
| Paposi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Poupoutsi | 80 | 41 | / |
| Popoutsis | 80 | 22 | / |
| Popusoi | 77 | 2,463 | / |
| Peposhi | 77 | 1,989 | / |
| Popasih | 77 | 66 | / |
| Potpose | 77 | 38 | / |
| Popuşoi | 77 | 11 | / |
| Popušoi | 77 | 8 | / |
| Poipesi | 77 | 5 | / |
| Popasit | 77 | 3 | / |
| Poposhe | 77 | 2 | / |
| Papossi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Popoosa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Poipogi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pophozi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Paposhi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Poupoutsis | 75 | 22 | / |
| Photphotsi | 75 | 18 | / |
| Popushoi | 71 | 216 | / |
| Popushai | 71 | 13 | / |
| Popozhai | 71 | 2 | / |
| Poopusit | 71 | 2 | / |
| Poopasit | 71 | 2 | / |
| Phophozi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Popouchi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Popozich | 71 | 2 | / |
| Popocich | 71 | 2 | / |
| Popusith | 71 | 1 | / |
| Poupouzi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Poppeshi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Potposhe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Papasi | 67 | 84 | / |
| Papusi | 67 | 46 | / |
| Popoza | 67 | 42 | / |
| Popase | 67 | 32 | / |
| Pepose | 67 | 30 | / |
| Poupessie | 67 | 17 | / |
| Poppeschi | 67 | 14 | / |
| Paposa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Popese | 67 | 6 | / |
| Popoutchi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Popasa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Popoje | 67 | 4 | / |
| Photphasi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Phophoshe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pepasi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Popezi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Papose | 67 | 1 | / |
| Popazi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pohupasih | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phophasid | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
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- 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 Poposi
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