Popovic Surname
Approximately 8,126 people bear this surname
Popovic Surname User-submission:
This is a Serbian, Montenegrin, Bosnian and Croatian surname, denoting a descendant of a priest, one who preached their own religion. It is derived from the word pop, meaning 'priest' and the common suffix -(o)vić, meaning 'son of'.
Read More About This SurnamePopovic Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,641 | 1:220,877 | 21,425 |
| Austria | 982 | 1:8,672 | 1,125 |
| Canada | 920 | 1:40,050 | 5,002 |
| Germany | 906 | 1:88,858 | 11,198 |
| Australia | 885 | 1:30,504 | 4,073 |
| Sweden | 422 | 1:23,334 | 1,909 |
| Israel | 364 | 1:23,510 | 3,465 |
| Switzerland | 359 | 1:22,877 | 3,615 |
| England | 353 | 1:157,842 | 14,874 |
| Netherlands | 130 | 1:129,901 | 20,177 |
| France | 91 | 1:729,920 | 91,032 |
| South Africa | 81 | 1:668,861 | 48,796 |
| Spain | 75 | 1:623,360 | 28,648 |
| Argentina | 67 | 1:637,961 | 44,681 |
| Belgium | 66 | 1:174,192 | 23,583 |
| Norway | 66 | 1:77,913 | 10,889 |
| Serbia | 63 | 1:113,412 | 8,737 |
| Italy | 62 | 1:986,398 | 69,332 |
| Brazil | 56 | 1:3,822,756 | 105,432 |
| Slovakia | 51 | 1:104,636 | 19,871 |
| Thailand | 50 | 1:1,412,767 | 195,138 |
| New Zealand | 43 | 1:105,310 | 13,865 |
| Russia | 40 | 1:3,603,076 | 182,447 |
| Greece | 39 | 1:284,097 | 42,188 |
| Dominican Republic | 39 | 1:267,511 | 9,432 |
| Denmark | 29 | 1:194,645 | 16,083 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| Venezuela | 21 | 1:1,438,289 | 19,453 |
| Chile | 20 | 1:880,824 | 18,509 |
| Ireland | 16 | 1:294,309 | 10,207 |
| Hungary | 15 | 1:654,418 | 37,235 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Peru | 11 | 1:2,889,466 | 28,985 |
| Moldova | 11 | 1:323,761 | 25,884 |
| Croatia | 10 | 1:422,860 | 35,095 |
| Romania | 8 | 1:2,509,734 | 55,065 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:892,303 | 28,047 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:618,906 | 25,852 |
| Mexico | 5 | 1:24,825,241 | 58,251 |
| Saint Lucia | 5 | 1:35,756 | 1,958 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Turkey | 4 | 1:19,455,356 | 155,681 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Montenegro | 3 | 1:213,188 | 6,121 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Latvia | 2 | 1:1,025,023 | 41,546 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 | 1:1,768,201 | 16,841 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Faroe Islands | 1 | 1:48,998 | 2,049 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 | 1:112,659 | 1,704 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
The alternate forms: Popović (76,084), Popovič (1,532) & Popoviç (12) are calculated separately.
Popovic (42) may also be a first name.
Popovic Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This is a Serbian, Montenegrin, Bosnian and Croatian surname, denoting a descendant of a priest, one who preached their own religion. It is derived from the word pop, meaning 'priest' and the common suffix -(o)vić, meaning 'son of'. The c in this surname is a ć, a soft (t)ch sound.
- deleted-173293The Popovic surname means 'son of a priest' (pop) in Ortodox church.
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Average Popovic Salary in
United States
$47,967 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Popovic Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Popovic Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Popovic occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Popović, Popovič or Popoviç. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Popovic? popularity and diffusion
The last name Popovic is the 61,839th most frequently occurring last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 896,818 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 47 percent of Popovic reside; 32 percent reside in North America and 31 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Popovic is also the 1,566,439th most widespread first name world-wide It is held by 42 people.
This last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 1,641 people, or 1 in 220,877. In The United States it is primarily found in: New York, where 21 percent live, Illinois, where 15 percent live and California, where 10 percent live. Without taking into account The United States Popovic is found in 81 countries. It also occurs in Austria, where 12 percent live and Canada, where 11 percent live.
Popovic Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Popovic surname are 3.91% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 57.14% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Popovic earn in different countries varies markedly. In Italy they earn 2.98% less than the national average, earning €29,134 per year; in Norway they earn 2.83% less than the national average, earning 336,291 kr per year; in Peru they earn 38.45% more than the national average, earning S/. 26,838 per year; in South Africa they earn 33.21% more than the national average, earning R 316,548 per year; in United States they earn 11.17% more than the national average, earning $47,967 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.93% more than the national average, earning $55,608 CAD per year.
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