Popu Surname

842,714th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 326 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Popu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Popu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania1221:164,57317,104
Papua New Guinea301:271,79136,992
India261:29,502,515369,827
Turkey191:4,095,86499,768
Solomon Islands191:30,5286,049
Russia181:8,006,836292,169
France171:3,907,219231,005
Austria161:532,21549,801
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
England11:55,718,059489,080
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010

Popu (198) may also be a first name.

Popu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Popu (Hindi: पोपू, Marathi: पोपू, Russian: Попу) occurs in Romania more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Popu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 842,714th most commonly used last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 22,354,435 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 56 percent of Popu reside; 43 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 37 percent reside in Romanian Europe. Popu is also the 644,447th most common first name on earth, borne by 198 people.

The surname Popu is most widespread in Romania, where it is borne by 122 people, or 1 in 164,573. In Romania Popu is most frequent in: Cluj County, where 41 percent reside, Bacău County, where 26 percent reside and Brașov County, where 25 percent reside. Without taking into account Romania this last name is found in 31 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 9 percent reside and India, where 8 percent reside.

Popu Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Popu earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 29.26% less than the national average, earning R 168,096 per year and in United States they earn 23.52% less than the national average, earning $33,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Popus89204/
Popui89124/
Popou8977/
Popuş8954/
Popeu8946/
Popau8944/
Poput8940/
Popuș8928/
Poppu8912/
Phopu894/
Poopu894/
Pospu894/
Pophu892/
Poipu892/
Podpu891/
Poopuu80208/
Poupou80107/
Popuha8060/
Popuch8031/
Popuțe8027/
Pooput8010/
Poshpu809/
Pospus808/
Phoput807/
Popuța806/
Poppou803/
Poppus803/
Poudpu803/
Poopuy802/
Poupau802/
Poppeu801/
Popush801/
Phoupu801/
Pochpu801/
Puopuh801/
Popaud801/
Poopui801/
Popuåe801/
Popput800/
Papu7522,951/
Pepu75859/
Popó7515/
Photphu7395/
Poupaud7371/
Phophut7352/
Poupaux7331/
Phoopui731/
Pouppou731/
Phophau731/
Pappu6740,707/
Paput67809/
Phapu67793/
Papus67513/
Papou67512/
Papud67194/
Papau67183/
Poupault67163/
Popoo67138/
Popoe67120/
Papuç6777/
Pepeu6772/
Paspu6771/
Patpu6751/
Papuy6739/
Photphut6737/
Papeu6729/
Pepau6726/
Phosphus6711/
Papuu679/
Papui679/
Paapu676/
Padpu675/
Peepu673/
Paepu673/
Papup673/
Ppapu673/
Pabpu672/
Popouych671/
Pépou671/
Paphu671/
Pahpu671/
Pephu671/
Paupu671/
Papux671/
Phepu671/

Popu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Popu in the Hindi language
पोपूpopu70.59
पोपुpopu29.41
Popu in the Marathi language
पोपूpopu66.67
पोपुpopu33.33
Popu in the Russian language
Попуpopu-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Popu
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