Poppy Surname

171,512th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,510 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Bangladesh

Poppy Surname User-submission:

The surname Poppy was first found in Yorkshire where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The family was next referenced in the 13th century when they held estates in that shire.

Poppy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh1,1721:135,9705,321
United States6151:589,36448,128
England2681:207,90317,929
Indonesia1991:664,56951,932
Canada681:541,84745,466
India351:21,916,154310,282
Australia261:1,038,29659,744
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
China101:136,732,1577,199
Burkina Faso91:2,039,12215,494
Qatar91:262,00030,726
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Czechia71:1,519,06797,842
Wales61:515,75523,171
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Greece31:3,693,263126,191
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
France31:22,140,907385,998
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1221:199,79815,918
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States811:619,98441,330

Poppy (23,799) may also be a first name.

Poppy Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Poppy was first found in Yorkshire where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The family was next referenced in the 13th century when they held estates in that shire.

- mikeydino

Poppy Last Name Facts

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

The last name Poppy (Bengali: পপি, Hindi: पोपी, Oriya: ପପି) has its highest incidence in Bangladesh. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Poppy click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Poppy? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 171,512th most frequently occurring family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 2,903,405 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 58 percent of Poppy live; 48 percent live in South Asia and 47 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 33,245th most widely held first name internationally, held by 23,799 people.

Poppy is most widespread in Bangladesh, where it is borne by 1,172 people, or 1 in 135,970. Aside from Bangladesh Poppy exists in 40 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 25 percent are found and England, where 11 percent are found.

Poppy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Poppy has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Poppy last name expanded 759 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 220 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Poppy Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Poppy last name are 14.13% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60.9% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Poppy earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 43.81% less than the national average, earning R 133,536 per year; in United States they earn 5.59% more than the national average, earning $45,563 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.02% less than the national average, earning $48,681 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Poppey9127/
Poppay9120/
Poppys914/
Pooppy911/
Popy8937,519/
Poeppey834/
Poppe8022,420/
Poppi802,463/
Poppa801,425/
Pappy80409/
Popoy80362/
Popay80227/
Peppy80140/
Poupy80118/
Popyi8093/
Popey8057/
Poppé8036/
Poipy8036/
Pospy8023/
Popiy8016/
Poopy803/
Popper733,323/
Poppie73264/
Poppes73186/
Poypoy73170/
Poppis73133/
Popych73105/
Poeppe7385/
Pospoy7371/
Peppey7352/
Poppei7329/
Popaya7322/
Pappey7319/
Pappay7316/
Poppet7313/
Pouppa7310/
Phopay736/
Peppuy734/
Poppit734/
Pouppe733/
Pappyo733/
Popysh732/
Poopuy732/
Popped731/
Poppee731/
Popiey731/
Po'pay731/
Poppér731/
Popycz731/
Poupay731/
Poupey731/
Poopey731/
Poppeu731/
Poppeh731/
Poppea730/
Poppiz730/
Pouspy730/
Popa67204,076/
Pope67122,850/
Popi6716,465/
Papy675,300/
Poppitt67298/
Pepy67211/
Poppett67104/
Poppish6767/
Phophay6730/
Pouppis6715/
Pouppez6715/
Pápy6713/
Pappaya676/
Phopaya674/
Poppest673/
Popé672/
Poppeer671/
Hpopper671/
Popperr671/
Poppich671/

Poppy Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Poppy in the Bengali language
পপিpapi-
Poppy in the Hindi language
पोपीpopi-
Poppy in the Oriya language
ପପିpapi-

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