Popper Surname

135,297th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,323 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Belize

Popper Surname User-submission:

The name Popper is Topographical.It originated as a description of Jews displaced from Frankfurt towards the east. They were inscribed in subsequent communities of destination as FF´er ( meaning :arriving from Frankfurt), the letter F being read either as F or P in Hebrew and Yiddish.

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Popper Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,5591:232,49522,372
Israel3431:24,9493,656
Brazil2191:977,50834,716
Belize1701:2,091469
Hungary1391:70,6217,220
Austria1311:65,00310,044
England1131:493,08031,588
Australia821:329,21628,102
Canada811:454,88439,362
Czechia531:200,63128,987
Germany511:1,578,53893,812
Slovakia421:127,05823,432
Switzerland401:205,32317,881
Russia291:4,969,761222,297
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Italy271:2,265,06392,103
South Africa251:2,167,10894,352
Netherlands231:734,22557,169
Mexico191:6,532,95832,927
Argentina151:2,849,561122,961
Sweden141:703,34052,204
France131:5,109,440259,941
Poland131:2,923,750116,258
Chile111:1,601,49826,155
Finland101:549,67032,186
Venezuela91:3,356,00933,931
Wales81:386,81619,671
Ukraine71:6,503,242257,739
Romania51:4,015,57458,306
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
China31:455,773,85521,925
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England221:1,107,97142,566
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1551:323,99225,248

The alternate forms: Pöpper (107) & Poppér (1) are calculated separately.

Popper (28) may also be a first name.

Popper Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The name Popper is Topographical.It originated as a description of Jews displaced from Frankfurt towards the east. They were inscribed in subsequent communities of destination as FF´er ( meaning :arriving from Frankfurt), the letter F being read either as F or P in Hebrew and Yiddish. Therefore the names Pepper, Popper, Feffer, describe Frankfurt as being the original place of provenance.

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Popper Last Name Facts

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

The surname Popper (Russian: Поппер) is found most in The United States. It can be rendered as a variant: Pöpper or Poppér. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Popper? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 135,297th most widely held last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 2,193,062 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 52 percent of Popper reside; 39 percent reside in North America and 39 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Popper is also the 1,994,417th most commonly held first name world-wide It is held by 28 people.

It is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 1,559 people, or 1 in 232,495. In The United States it is most common in: California, where 13 percent live, Florida, where 10 percent live and New Jersey, where 10 percent live. Apart from The United States it is found in 55 countries. It is also common in Israel, where 10 percent live and Brazil, where 7 percent live.

Popper Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Popper has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 1,006 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 514 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Popper Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Popper surname are 6.11% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 59.34% being registered with the party.

The amount Popper earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 103.24% more than the national average, earning R 482,964 per year; in United States they earn 38.84% more than the national average, earning $59,908 USD per year and in Canada they earn 47.27% more than the national average, earning $73,166 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pöpper94107/
Poppér941/
Poppert92422/
Poepper9253/
Popperr921/
Poppier921/
Hpopper921/
Poppeer921/
Poppe9122,420/
Poper91611/
Pepper8332,612/
Popere83659/
Poppie83264/
Papper83261/
Poppes83186/
Popert8387/
Popier8352/
Poyper8340/
Päpper8332/
Poppei8329/
Poppey8327/
Pooper8327/
Poppre8322/
Pouper8316/
Poppet8313/
Poeper839/
Posper833/
Pouppe833/
Popejr831/
Poppeh831/
Poppeu831/
Phoper831/
Poppee831/
Podper831/
Popped831/
Poperd831/
Popher830/
Poppea830/
Pope80122,850/
Popperová8087/
Popperova802/
Pappert772,309/
Poupier77224/
Poppett77104/
Popierz7768/
Pappier7740/
Peppher7717/
Pouppez7715/
Peppier776/
Poopert776/
Pepperr773/
Poppest773/
Peepper772/
Poipier772/
Pophier772/
Potpher772/
Pöppert772/
Pospert771/
Poupert771/
Phopher771/
Puipper771/
Paepper771/
Poosper770/
Peper735,525/
Poppy732,510/
Poppi732,463/
Poppa731,425/
Pappe731,088/
Popei73409/
Popes73387/
Paper73337/
Popet73264/
Päper73260/
Poupe73189/
Popea73187/
Popeh73103/
Popie7373/
Phope7360/
Popey7357/
Popez7357/
Popee7352/
Popeu7346/
Poppé7336/
Popeț7331/
Popeć7330/
Popeľ7317/
Poope7313/
Potpe7312/
Popej737/
Poipe732/
Popre731/
Popge731/
Popir731/
Pôppe731/
Poype731/
Pophe731/
Pouppirt7179/
Poppeová7126/
Phopphet7115/
Poppeova712/
Phophetr712/
Papperrt711/
Papier674,318/
Poupet67933/
Peeper67375/
Paeper67326/
Papert67274/
Pauper67180/
Poupee67142/
Poppis67133/
Paaper6752/
Paperd6751/
Popetz6750/
Pappie6744/
Pospeh6744/
Pophet6744/
Phopet6741/
Pappes6733/
Pasper6732/
Peuppe6730/
Pospea6729/
Poupeh6726/
Paperz6726/
Pouperová6724/
Popesh6723/
Peperő6723/
Poppay6720/
Popets6720/
Phappe6720/
Pappey6719/
Poupée6718/
Phophe6716/
Papere6711/
Poopet6711/
Pouppa6710/
Pooped679/
Popeea677/
Popiej677/
Phopre676/
Patper676/
Popech676/
Poppit674/
Poppys674/
Pappet674/
Poupie674/
Poopie673/
Pappee673/
Popeat673/
Poupre673/
Popest673/
Pappei673/
Phopee673/
Popeet672/
Popire672/
Pappez672/
Papeir672/
Popiea672/
Poipet672/
Popiey671/
Papear671/
Papher671/
Pfeper671/
Poopei671/
Popeah671/
Pappeh671/
Paperr671/
Papeur671/
Popeis671/
Poppérová671/
Poubpe671/
Poupey671/
Poupez671/
Pouphe671/
D'Pope671/
Poopey671/
Pooppy671/
Poypet671/
Phaper671/
Popeth671/
Poopea671/
Poopee671/
Poopir671/
Pohpre671/
Poppiz670/
Peppir670/

Popper Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Popper in the Russian language
Попперpopper-

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