Popovac Surname

373,425th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 960 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Highest density in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Popovac Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Popovac Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bosnia and Herzegovina4271:8,2821,673
Croatia1731:24,4435,084
Serbia1721:41,5404,216
United States701:5,177,985261,849
Montenegro631:10,1521,511
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Kosovo91:206,8747,430
Norway81:642,78647,258
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
England31:18,572,686338,250
Slovenia31:829,22525,091
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Popovac Last Name Facts

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

The surname Popovac is carried by more people in Bosnia and Herzegovina than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Popovac? popularity and diffusion

The surname Popovac is the 373,425th most widespread last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 7,591,194 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 91 percent of Popovac live; 88 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 87 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

The surname is most common in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is borne by 427 people, or 1 in 8,282. In Bosnia and Herzegovina it is most frequent in: Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 72 percent are found and Republika Srpska, where 28 percent are found. Outside of Bosnia and Herzegovina this last name exists in 18 countries. It also occurs in Croatia, where 18 percent are found and Serbia, where 18 percent are found.

Popovac Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Popovac are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 75% being registered with the political party.

The amount Popovac earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 22.26% less than the national average, earning 269,028 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 32% less than the national average, earning R 161,604 per year and in United States they earn 12.95% more than the national average, earning $48,736 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Popovach931/
Popovas86279/
Popovak862/
Popovoc861/
Popavac861/
Popovaz861/
Popovňak806/
Popovoci801/
Papovas711/
Popovňaková6711/
Popovňák671/
Phophavagh591/
Papavas573/
Pepavak572/
Popovňáková567/

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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 Popovac
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