Popus Surname

1,168,344th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 204 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Popus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Popus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania1941:103,49411,720
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

The alternate forms: Popuş (54) & Popuș (28) are calculated separately.

Popus Last Name Facts

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

The last name Popus (Russian: Попус) occurs in Romania more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Popuş or Popuș. Click here to see other possible spellings of Popus.

How Common Is The Last Name Popus? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,168,344th most prevalent last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 35,723,264 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 97 percent of Popus are found; 96 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 95 percent are found in Romanian Europe.

It is most widely held in Romania, where it is held by 194 people, or 1 in 103,494. In Romania it is most numerous in: Bihor County, where 73 percent reside, Timiș County, where 26 percent reside and Bistrița-Năsăud County, where 1 percent reside. Other than Romania it is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 1 percent reside and Austria, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Popuş9354/
Popuș9328/
Pospus918/
Poppus913/
Popush911/
Popgus910/
Popu89326/
Popos80833/
Papus80513/
Popui80124/
Popou8077/
Popeu8046/
Popau8044/
Poput8040/
Pepus8036/
Poppu8012/
Poopu804/
Pospu804/
Phopu804/
Poipu802/
Pophu802/
Podpu801/
Phosphus7711/
Papush73729/
Poopuu73208/
Poupou73107/
Popuţe7393/
Popuha7360/
Poupos7349/
Papous7345/
Poppos7338/
Popuch7331/
Popuțe7327/
Pappus7311/
Pooput7310/
Poshpu739/
Phoput737/
Popuța736/
Papuse733/
Poppou733/
Poposh733/
Poudpu733/
Poopuy732/
Poupau732/
Poopui731/
Poppeu731/
Pochpu731/
Phoupu731/
Pepush731/
Popoes731/
Popuåe731/
Popaud731/
Puopuh731/
Papušs731/
Papusp731/
Papgus730/
Popput730/
Popushova715/
Papu6722,951/
Pappous67385/
Popuche67157/
Photphu6795/
Poupaud6771/
Phophut6752/
Poupaux6731/
Papusch6717/
Popó6715/
Pouppos6714/
Popposs672/
Pouppou671/
Popucze671/
Phophau671/
Paputse671/
Phoopui671/

Popus Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Popus in the Russian language
Попусpopus-

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