Popper Surname
Approximately 3,323 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnamePopper Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,559 | 1:232,495 | 22,372 |
| Israel | 343 | 1:24,949 | 3,656 |
| Brazil | 219 | 1:977,508 | 34,716 |
| Belize | 170 | 1:2,091 | 469 |
| Hungary | 139 | 1:70,621 | 7,220 |
| Austria | 131 | 1:65,003 | 10,044 |
| England | 113 | 1:493,080 | 31,588 |
| Australia | 82 | 1:329,216 | 28,102 |
| Canada | 81 | 1:454,884 | 39,362 |
| Czechia | 53 | 1:200,631 | 28,987 |
| Germany | 51 | 1:1,578,538 | 93,812 |
| Slovakia | 42 | 1:127,058 | 23,432 |
| Switzerland | 40 | 1:205,323 | 17,881 |
| Russia | 29 | 1:4,969,761 | 222,297 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| Italy | 27 | 1:2,265,063 | 92,103 |
| South Africa | 25 | 1:2,167,108 | 94,352 |
| Netherlands | 23 | 1:734,225 | 57,169 |
| Mexico | 19 | 1:6,532,958 | 32,927 |
| Argentina | 15 | 1:2,849,561 | 122,961 |
| Sweden | 14 | 1:703,340 | 52,204 |
| France | 13 | 1:5,109,440 | 259,941 |
| Poland | 13 | 1:2,923,750 | 116,258 |
| Chile | 11 | 1:1,601,498 | 26,155 |
| Finland | 10 | 1:549,670 | 32,186 |
| Venezuela | 9 | 1:3,356,009 | 33,931 |
| Wales | 8 | 1:386,816 | 19,671 |
| Ukraine | 7 | 1:6,503,242 | 257,739 |
| Romania | 5 | 1:4,015,574 | 58,306 |
| Japan | 5 | 1:25,568,859 | 50,629 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 22 | 1:1,107,971 | 42,566 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 155 | 1:323,992 | 25,248 |
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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Average Popper Salary in
United States
$59,908 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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 held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant: Pöpper or Poppér. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Popper? popularity and diffusion
Popper is the 135,297th most widely held surname on earth, held by around 1 in 2,193,062 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 52 percent of Popper reside; 39 percent reside in North America and 39 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,994,417th most commonly used forename globally, held by 28 people.
The last name Popper is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 1,559 people, or 1 in 232,495. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: California, where 13 percent live, Florida, where 10 percent live and New Jersey, where 10 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this last name occurs in 55 countries. It is also found in Israel, where 10 percent live and Brazil, where 7 percent live.
Popper Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Popper has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Popper last name grew 1,006 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 514 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Popper Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Popper are 6.11% more likely to be registered Democrats 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
Popper Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Popper in the Russian language | ||
| Поппер | popper | - |
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Footnotes
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