Popovsky Surname

308,931st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,221 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Transnistria

Popovsky Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Popovsky Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia7631:188,89021,022
United States1251:2,899,671170,778
Belarus741:128,39318,481
Argentina731:585,52641,795
Austria521:163,75821,504
Moldova501:71,2279,458
Transnistria221:21,5773,838
Kazakhstan221:803,75051,043
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
England41:13,929,515290,718
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
France11:66,422,722504,397
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Popovský (142) are calculated separately.

Popovsky Last Name Facts

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

The surname Popovsky (Russian: Поповский) is held by more people in Russia than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Popovský. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Popovsky? popularity and diffusion

The surname Popovsky is the 308,931st most frequently used surname on earth, held by around 1 in 5,968,506 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 70 percent of Popovsky live; 65 percent live in Eastern Europe and 61 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Russia, where it is held by 763 people, or 1 in 188,890. In Russia it is mostly concentrated in: Vologda Oblast, where 15 percent live, Moscow, where 10 percent live and Saint Petersburg, where 8 percent live. Aside from Russia Popovsky exists in 19 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 10 percent live and Belarus, where 6 percent live.

Popovsky Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Popovsky has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 6,250 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Popovsky Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Popovsky surname is principally Orthodox (92%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Popovsky last name are 7.31% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 54.08% registered to vote for the party.

Popovsky earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 4.99% more than the national average, earning $45,302 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Popovsky Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Popovsky in the Russian language
Поповскийpopovskij-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Popovsky
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