Popovici Surname

17,305th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32,025 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Moldova

Popovici Surname User-submission:

Popovici is a Romanian/Moldovan surname, re-stylised from the Serbian surname Popović or Russian and Ukrainian surnames Popovich and Popvych. They all mean 'son of the priest', from pop (priest) and -ic (a patronymic).

This surname is commonly found both on the border of Serbia (mainly Timisoara), and found in Moldova and regions near Ukraine (Suceava, Iași, etc.

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Popovici Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania23,9211:839109
Moldova5,8661:60729
Spain6281:74,4466,521
United States4841:748,88258,523
Canada2791:132,06313,716
Germany1261:638,93250,304
Italy1081:566,26654,070
England1011:551,66433,983
Greece911:121,75620,412
France641:1,037,855114,367
Austria551:154,82620,536
Belgium551:209,03027,072
Argentina331:1,295,25574,988
Sweden291:339,54323,803
Russia261:5,543,194237,148
Brazil251:8,562,973188,780
New Zealand181:251,57423,165
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Transnistria101:47,4707,079
Hungary91:1,090,69749,203
Norway71:734,61250,907
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459

Popovici (10) may also be a first name.

Popovici Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Popovici is a Romanian/Moldovan surname, re-stylised from the Serbian surname Popović or Russian and Ukrainian surnames Popovich and Popvych. They all mean 'son of the priest', from pop (priest) and -ic (a patronymic).

This surname is commonly found both on the border of Serbia (mainly Timisoara), and found in Moldova and regions near Ukraine (Suceava, Iași, etc.)

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Popovici Last Name Facts

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

Popovici has its highest incidence in Romania. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Popovici? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 17,305th most commonly occurring surname globally, held by around 1 in 227,558 people. The surname Popovici occurs mostly in Europe, where 97 percent of Popovici are found; 93 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 93 percent are found in Romanian Europe. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently occurring first name at a global level It is held by 10 people.

The surname Popovici is most widespread in Romania, where it is carried by 23,921 people, or 1 in 839. In Romania Popovici is most common in: Suceava County, where 11 percent are found, Timiș County, where 9 percent are found and Iași County, where 8 percent are found. Apart from Romania this last name exists in 58 countries. It also occurs in Moldova, where 18 percent are found and Spain, where 2 percent are found.

Popovici Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Popovici last name are 11.41% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 58.18% registered with the political party.

The amount Popovici earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 71.55% less than the national average, earning €8,543 per year; in Norway they earn 36.66% less than the national average, earning 219,207 kr per year; in United States they earn 2.08% more than the national average, earning $44,045 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.83% less than the national average, earning $47,283 CAD per year.

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