Poppers Surname

1,428,594th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 151 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Palau

Poppers Surname Definition:

(from a place name) The city of Frankfurt was abbreviated as F”F and since “f” and “p” are interchanged in Hebrew, the abbreviation was vocalized to become Popper, signifying “one coming from Frankfurt.”

Poppers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1111:3,265,396186,924
Ireland131:362,22614,761
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
Honduras41:2,204,1106,397
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Palau11:21,643223
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Poppers Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(from a place name) The city of Frankfurt was abbreviated as F”F and since “f” and “p” are interchanged in Hebrew, the abbreviation was vocalized to become Popper, signifying “one coming from Frankfurt.”

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Poppers Last Name Facts

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

The last name Poppers occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Poppers? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,428,594th most widespread family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 48,261,893 people. The surname Poppers is mostly found in The Americas, where 76 percent of Poppers live; 74 percent live in North America and 73 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 111 people, or 1 in 3,265,396. In The United States Poppers is mostly concentrated in: California, where 45 percent live, New York, where 14 percent live and New Jersey, where 7 percent live. Apart from The United States Poppers occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in Ireland, where 9 percent live and The Netherlands, where 6 percent live.

Poppers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Poppers has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Poppers last name increased 740 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Poppers Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Poppers are 12.48% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 65.71% being registered to vote for the party.

Poppers earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 30.14% more than the national average, earning $56,155 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Poeppers931/
Popers9237/
Peppers866,002/
Pappers86342/
Popiers8626/
Poppars862/
Pojpers861/
Papperse8022/
Pepers77626/
Papers77131/
Peepers7186/
Peppars7158/
Paupers7128/
Papiers711/
Pappars711/
Paspers711/
Pephers710/
Pepars62156/
Papars621/
Papors621/
Pephyrs577/
Peppors571/

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