Popovska Surname

132,451st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,408 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
North Macedonia
Highest density in:
North Macedonia

Popovska Surname User-submission:

A Macedonian surname that was given to the sons and daughters of priests or church-men.

Popovska Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
North Macedonia2,8181:746105
Bulgaria3521:19,8261,770
Australia431:627,80744,139
Sweden251:393,87027,867
Serbia231:310,65015,551
Latvia221:93,18413,456
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Greece171:651,75273,285
England131:4,286,005132,302
Austria121:709,62061,025
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Slovenia81:310,95916,987
Croatia61:704,76744,411
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
France11:66,422,722504,397

The alternate forms: Popovská (129) are calculated separately.

Popovska (11) may also be a first name.

Popovska Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

A Macedonian surname that was given to the sons and daughters of priests or church-men.

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Popovska Last Name Facts

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

Popovska (Russian: Поповська) occurs most in North Macedonia. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Popovská. Click here for further possible spellings of Popovska.

How Common Is The Last Name Popovska? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 132,451st most prevalent last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,138,364 people. The last name Popovska is predominantly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Popovska are found; 95 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 90 percent are found in South Slavic Europe. Popovska is also the 3,487,849th most frequently held first name at a global level, borne by 11 people.

The last name is most widely held in North Macedonia, where it is borne by 2,818 people, or 1 in 746. In North Macedonia it is most frequent in: Skopje, where 37 percent live, Pelagonia, where 31 percent live and Northeastern, where 9 percent live. Aside from North Macedonia it is found in 28 countries. It is also found in Bulgaria, where 10 percent live and Australia, where 1 percent live.

Popovska Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Popovska last name is principally Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.

Popovska earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 12.63% less than the national average, earning $37,698 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Popovská96129/
Popoovska944/
Popovskaya891,113/
Popovskaia891,003/
Popovski884,593/
Popovsky881,221/
Popovský88142/
Popowska8847/
Popevska8818/
Pepovska8813/
Popovskyi82902/
Popovskiy8233/
Popovskii825/
Popovskis823/
Popovscki821/
Popovskyy821/
Popovscaia78107/
Papovskaya782/
Popowski753,481/
Popofsky7550/
Popowsky7542/
Popofski7530/
Papovsky759/
Popawska757/
Popowsca751/
Papovski751/
Popovschi71329/
Popavskyi713/
Popowszki711/
Popoiwski711/
Pophowski711/
Popowskee710/
Poppowski710/
Popovschii67138/
Pospavskyi672/
Popawski635/
Papavsky634/
Papowski5012/

Popovska Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Popovska in the Russian language
Поповськаpopovska-

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