Popović Surname

7,470th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 76,084 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Serbia
Highest density in:
Montenegro

Popović 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'.

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Popović Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Serbia49,9771:1439
Montenegro10,0361:641
Bosnia and Herzegovina9,6431:36717
Croatia3,1461:1,34451
Slovenia1,5711:1,583136
Kosovo1,3091:1,422222
North Macedonia3651:5,7571,058
Czechia151:708,89864,682
England41:13,929,515290,718
France31:22,140,907385,998
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Tunisia11:610,62630,336

The alternate forms: Popovic (8,126), Popovič (1,532) & Popoviç (12) are calculated separately.

Popović 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.

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A common surname in most of the former Yugoslavia and Bulgaria, with root, pop, meaning 'priest'.

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Popović Last Name Facts

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

Popović is found most in Serbia. It can also appear in the variant forms: Popovic, Popovič or Popoviç. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Popović? popularity and diffusion

The last name Popović is the 7,470th most frequent family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 95,783 people. The surname Popović occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Popović are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 98 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

It is the most frequently occurring last name in one country:Montenegro, where 13 percent reside. This surname is most widely held in Serbia, where it is borne by 49,977 people, or 1 in 143. In Serbia it is mostly found in: Belgrade, where 19 percent reside, Mačva District, where 9 percent reside and South Bačka District, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account Serbia Popović is found in 19 countries. It also occurs in Montenegro, where 13 percent reside and Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Popovic958,126/
Popovič951,532/
Popoviç9512/
Poppović931/
Popovuić931/
Papović86755/
Popević8633/
Popoviz866/
Pepović862/
Popovićová8235/
Popovici8032,025/
Popovich8021,598/
Popovits80538/
Popovicz80354/
Popovitz80112/
Popovitš8042/
Poppovic8030/
Popoviez803/
Popovitch75474/
Popoviche7529/
Poppovich7519/
Popovitcz752/
Poppovits751/
Popovec71262/
Popovicova7148/
Papovic7127/
Popovitsch7122/
Popovyč7115/
Popobic716/
Papoviç714/
Popovicová713/
Popavic712/
Popowic712/
Popovýç711/
Popovych6736,402/
Popowicz673,016/
Popowich671,464/
Popowitz67300/
Papovich67198/
Popovets67112/
Popovicsová6717/
Popowics6714/
Popowici6713/
Popowits6710/
Popowiez678/
Popovecz678/
Papovici675/
Popovech675/
Popobich674/
Popavich674/
Popowiec671/
Popovicsova671/
Popovitsová671/
Papovits670/

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