Popovy Surname

1,849,867th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 100 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Popovy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Popovy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia991:1,455,788100,531
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197

Popovy Last Name Facts

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

The surname Popovy (Russian: Поповы) is found in Russia more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Popovy? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,849,867th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 72,875,459 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 64 percent of Popovy are found; 64 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 64 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

The last name is most common in Russia, where it is borne by 99 people, or 1 in 1,455,788. In Russia Popovy is mostly found in: Sakha Republic, where 18 percent reside, Moscow, where 12 percent reside and Lipetsk Oblast, where 7 percent reside. Apart from Russia this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Kyrgyzstan, where 1 percent reside.

Popovy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Popovy surname is chiefly Orthodox (67%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Popovy last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 50% registered with the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Popovyč9215/
Popovoy924/
Popovych8636,402/
Popove8371/
Popovi8341/
Popovytch803/
Popovysch801/
Popover7714/
Popoviç7712/
Popoviz776/
Popovij776/
Popovih774/
Popoviæ773/
Popovit773/
Popovii773/
Popovaa772/
Popovoi771/
Popoviš771/
Popowyz771/
Popovýç771/
Popovie771/
Popovio771/
Popevoy771/
Popoova771/
Popovich7121,598/
Popowycz71171/
Popovets71112/
Popovecz718/
Papovych716/
Popovech715/
Popovuić711/
Popovish711/
Papove6747/
Poppovich6719/
Popava6712/
Popowe6710/
Papovi675/
Popoba675/
Popowytch673/
Popovaitė672/
Popave671/
Popowi671/

Popovy Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Popovy in the Russian language
Поповыpopovy-

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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 Popovy
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