Popovski Surname

102,550th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,593 people bear this surname

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

Popovski Surname User-submission:

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

Popovski Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
North Macedonia2,8581:735100
Bulgaria3521:19,8261,770
United States2931:1,237,06187,515
Australia2881:93,73510,700
Serbia2151:33,2323,511
Canada1601:230,28522,082
Israel1101:77,7979,451
Sweden751:131,2909,286
Slovenia511:48,7788,198
Croatia501:84,57214,311
Moldova251:142,45515,214
Austria181:473,08046,251
Russia161:9,007,691311,782
Albania151:194,27013,224
England131:4,286,005132,302
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
France21:33,211,361423,184
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813

Popovski Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

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

- dusan

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

- yuri

Popovski Last Name Facts

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

The surname Popovski (Russian: Поповски) occurs in North Macedonia more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Popovski? popularity and diffusion

Popovski is the 102,550th most common last name in the world, held by around 1 in 1,586,664 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 81 percent of Popovski live; 77 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 73 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

This surname is most commonly used in North Macedonia, where it is held by 2,858 people, or 1 in 735. In North Macedonia Popovski is most frequent in: Skopje, where 40 percent live, Pelagonia, where 28 percent live and Eastern, where 9 percent live. Not including North Macedonia this last name occurs in 38 countries. It also occurs in Bulgaria, where 8 percent live and The United States, where 6 percent live.

Popovski Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Popovski surname is principally Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States Popovski are 11.48% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 64.71% being registered with the political party.

The amount Popovski earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 0.54% less than the national average, earning $42,918 USD per year and in Canada they earn 33.05% more than the national average, earning $66,102 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Popovskyi94902/
Popovskiy9433/
Popovskii945/
Popovskis943/
Popovscki941/
Popovskaia891,003/
Popowski883,481/
Popovska883,408/
Popovsky881,221/
Popovský88142/
Popovská88129/
Popofski8830/
Papovski881/
Popovschi82329/
Popoovska824/
Popavskyi823/
Popovskyy821/
Pophowski821/
Popowszki821/
Popoiwski821/
Poppowski820/
Popovskaya781,113/
Popovschii78138/
Popovscaia78107/
Pospavskyi782/
Popofsky7550/
Popowska7547/
Popowsky7542/
Papovsky759/
Popawski755/
Popowskee710/
Papovskaya672/
Papowski6312/
Popawska637/
Papavsky634/
Popowsca631/

Popovski Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Popovski in the Russian language
Поповскиpopovski-

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