Popperwell Surname

1,032,007th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 244 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Popperwell Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Popperwell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1601:348,23825,208
United States341:10,660,557428,392
Australia291:930,88655,860
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Wales71:442,07621,198
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
New Zealand31:1,509,44147,971
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England631:386,91123,603
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Popperwell Last Name Facts

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

The last name Popperwell is found in England more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Popperwell? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,032,007th most numerous family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 29,866,991 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 68 percent of Popperwell are found; 68 percent are found in Northern Europe and 68 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name Popperwell is most commonly occurring in England, where it is held by 160 people, or 1 in 348,238. In England it is mostly found in: Cornwall, where 33 percent are found, Essex, where 14 percent are found and Greater London, where 13 percent are found. Besides England this surname occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 14 percent are found and Australia, where 12 percent are found.

Popperwell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Popperwell has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Popperwell surname grew 254 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 378 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Popperwell Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Popperwell earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 195.87% more than the national average, earning R 703,092 per year and in United States they earn 38.6% less than the national average, earning $26,492 USD per year.

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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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  • 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 Popperwell
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