Popovich Surname
Approximately 21,598 people bear this surname
Popovich Surname Definition:
(Yugoslavian, Slovakian, Ukranian) The son of the priest.
Read More About This SurnamePopovich Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 11,786 | 1:12,228 | 1,698 |
| United States | 5,329 | 1:68,016 | 7,910 |
| Kazakhstan | 1,024 | 1:17,268 | 2,523 |
| Belarus | 923 | 1:10,294 | 1,550 |
| Moldova | 520 | 1:6,849 | 1,096 |
| Canada | 483 | 1:76,285 | 8,596 |
| Argentina | 341 | 1:125,347 | 10,592 |
| Uzbekistan | 234 | 1:132,176 | 6,834 |
| Transnistria | 173 | 1:2,744 | 420 |
| Australia | 170 | 1:158,798 | 16,605 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 119 | 1:50,190 | 7,253 |
| Serbia | 70 | 1:102,071 | 8,143 |
| Bulgaria | 63 | 1:110,776 | 6,564 |
| Turkmenistan | 46 | 1:119,329 | 2,383 |
| England | 39 | 1:1,428,668 | 62,556 |
| Peru | 29 | 1:1,096,004 | 19,774 |
| Brazil | 23 | 1:9,307,580 | 200,052 |
| Tajikistan | 22 | 1:381,213 | 2,820 |
| Azerbaijan | 20 | 1:482,456 | 9,378 |
| Switzerland | 19 | 1:432,259 | 31,718 |
| Venezuela | 17 | 1:1,776,710 | 22,419 |
| New Zealand | 14 | 1:323,452 | 26,435 |
| Israel | 11 | 1:777,967 | 50,646 |
| Armenia | 11 | 1:266,380 | 6,520 |
| Belgium | 11 | 1:1,045,149 | 78,166 |
| Georgia | 9 | 1:416,172 | 16,412 |
| Uruguay | 9 | 1:381,306 | 22,825 |
| Paraguay | 7 | 1:1,033,821 | 9,769 |
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| Spain | 5 | 1:9,350,407 | 109,555 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Nicaragua | 4 | 1:1,505,272 | 5,843 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Croatia | 4 | 1:1,057,151 | 57,892 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Austria | 3 | 1:2,838,478 | 93,604 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Latvia | 2 | 1:1,025,023 | 41,546 |
| Belize | 2 | 1:177,737 | 3,502 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Abkhazia | 1 | 1:242,865 | 5,354 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8 | 1:6,277,336 | 262,771 |
Popovich (23) may also be a first name.
Popovich Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Yugoslavian, Slovakian, Ukranian) The son of the priest.
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.
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Popovich Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Popovich Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Popovich (Georgian: პოპოვიჩ, Russian: Попович) occurs in Russia more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Popovich? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 24,980th most frequent surname globally It is held by around 1 in 337,418 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 49 percent of Popovich reside; 47 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 44 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. Popovich is also the 2,239,265th most commonly held first name throughout the world It is held by 23 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Russia, where it is borne by 11,786 people, or 1 in 12,228. In Russia it is most prevalent in: Moscow, where 10 percent live, Krasnodar Krai, where 7 percent live and Moscow Oblast, where 6 percent live. Beside Russia this surname exists in 66 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 25 percent live and Kazakhstan, where 5 percent live.
Popovich Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Popovich has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Popovich surname expanded 66,613 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Popovich Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Orthodox (86%) in Russia, Orthodox (89%) in Belarus, Orthodox (80%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (72%) in Ukraine.
In The United States Popovich are 6.36% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 53.13% registered with the political party.
The amount Popovich earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 90.54% more than the national average, earning S/. 36,936 per year; in South Africa they earn 18.98% more than the national average, earning R 282,732 per year; in United States they earn 4.64% more than the national average, earning $45,152 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.64% more than the national average, earning $52,487 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Popovich Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Popovich in the Georgian language | ||
| პოპოვიჩ | popovich | - |
| Popovich in the Russian language | ||
| Попович | popovic | - |
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