Popow Surname

299,919th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,268 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Popow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Popow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland4151:91,58714,105
Germany2521:319,46632,068
United States2491:1,455,65899,719
Russia1261:1,143,83484,931
Canada651:566,85547,218
England381:1,466,26563,675
Australia241:1,124,82162,883
Argentina241:1,780,97692,783
Brazil231:9,307,580200,052
Paraguay121:603,0627,396
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Venezuela71:4,314,86839,591
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
France21:33,211,361423,184
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228

The alternate forms: Popów (241) are calculated separately.

Popow Last Name Facts

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

The surname Popow occurs in Poland more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant: Popów. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Popow? popularity and diffusion

The last name Popow is the 299,919th most frequent surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 5,747,276 people. The last name Popow is mostly found in Europe, where 65 percent of Popow are found; 41 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 33 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.

The last name is most numerous in Poland, where it is carried by 415 people, or 1 in 91,587. Aside from Poland this surname exists in 26 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 20 percent reside and The United States, where 20 percent reside.

Popow Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Popow surname is primarily Orthodox (83%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Popow surname are 2.7% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 55.93% being registered with the party.

The amount Popow earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 16.18% more than the national average, earning $50,129 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.04% less than the national average, earning $43,206 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Popów93241/
Popowa91122/
Popowe9110/
Popov80474,424/
Popof80122/
Papow8033/
Popob808/
Pepow801/
Popaw800/
Popova73465,939/
Popoff733,014/
Popovs73969/
Poppaw7357/
Papows7315/
Popoev7313/
Potpov7312/
Pophof7312/
Poppov737/
Papowa732/
Poopov732/
Ppopov732/
Popoov732/
Popovp732/
Poopob731/
Popohf731/
Popoof731/
Popuov731/
Podpov731/
Poppoff6770/
Pophoff677/
Poppova675/
Poepoff674/
Poupova672/
Popooff672/
Pothpov672/
Ppopova672/
Pohpova671/
Potppov671/
Posphov671/
Popoffe671/
Pauppow670/

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