Popovs Surname
Approximately 969 people bear this surname
Popovs Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Latvia | 918 | 1:2,233 | 263 |
| England | 12 | 1:4,643,172 | 139,951 |
| Estonia | 12 | 1:110,150 | 19,471 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Russia | 6 | 1:24,020,509 | 493,300 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
Popovs Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Popovs Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Popovs occurs most in Latvia. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Popovs? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 370,695th most commonly occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,520,687 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Popovs are found; 98 percent are found in Northern Europe and 96 percent are found in Baltic Europe.
This last name is most frequently used in Latvia, where it is carried by 918 people, or 1 in 2,233. In Latvia it is most numerous in: Riga Planning Region, where 64 percent reside, Latgale, where 17 percent reside and Kurzeme Planning Region, where 13 percent reside. Excluding Latvia this surname exists in 12 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent reside and Estonia, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Popov | 91 | 474,424 | / |
| Popovsch | 86 | 1 | / |
| Popova | 83 | 465,939 | / |
| Potpov | 83 | 12 | / |
| Poppov | 83 | 7 | / |
| Poopov | 83 | 2 | / |
| Ppopov | 83 | 2 | / |
| Popoov | 83 | 2 | / |
| Popovp | 83 | 2 | / |
| Popuov | 83 | 1 | / |
| Podpov | 83 | 1 | / |
| Papovs | 83 | 1 | / |
| Poppova | 77 | 5 | / |
| Poupova | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ppopova | 77 | 2 | / |
| Pothpov | 77 | 2 | / |
| Posphov | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pohpova | 77 | 1 | / |
| Popovce | 77 | 1 | / |
| Potppov | 77 | 1 | / |
| Papov | 73 | 1,592 | / |
| Popow | 73 | 1,268 | / |
| Popof | 73 | 122 | / |
| Popob | 73 | 8 | / |
| Popav | 73 | 5 | / |
| Popóv | 73 | 1 | / |
| Popovová | 71 | 117 | / |
| Popovova | 71 | 2 | / |
| Popoff | 67 | 3,014 | / |
| Papova | 67 | 1,228 | / |
| Popowa | 67 | 122 | / |
| Pophof | 67 | 12 | / |
| Papavs | 67 | 2 | / |
| Poopob | 67 | 1 | / |
| Popoof | 67 | 1 | / |
| Popohf | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Popovs
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