Popyk Surname

85,580th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,635 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Popyk Surname Definition:

Popyk (Popik, Popic, Popack, Popick, Popek, or Pupik; Russian: Попик, Ukranian: попык; Hebrew: פופיק) is an occupational surname, that is it was assumed due to the bearer's father holding an occupation. It is derived from, 'pop,' a short form for 'priest' and-yk, meaning 'son of.

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Popyk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine5,3301:8,5411,011
United States1171:3,097,940179,693
France591:1,125,809120,603
Canada391:944,75971,777
Poland361:1,055,79973,637
Russia281:5,147,252226,919
Czechia101:1,063,34780,937
England101:5,571,806158,774
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Popyk Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Popyk (Popik, Popic, Popack, Popick, Popek, or Pupik; Russian: Попик, Ukranian: попык; Hebrew: פופיק) is an occupational surname, that is it was assumed due to the bearer's father holding an occupation. It is derived from, 'pop,' a short form for 'priest' and-yk, meaning 'son of.' -'the son of the priest.'

The name is found in its variants throughout Eastern Europe and Russia. Holders of the surname have immigrated all over the world.

A large number of the surname's bearer's are Jewish, but the name appears in Orthodox and Roman Catholic records. In Yiddish, Pupik, has been taken to mean 'belly button.'

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Popyk Last Name Facts

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

The last name Popyk (Russian: Попык) is found most in Ukraine. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Popyk.

How Common Is The Last Name Popyk? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 85,580th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 1,293,265 people. The last name Popyk occurs mostly in Europe, where 97 percent of Popyk live; 96 percent live in Eastern Europe and 95 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The surname Popyk is most frequent in Ukraine, where it is carried by 5,330 people, or 1 in 8,541. In Ukraine Popyk is most common in: Lviv Oblast, where 18 percent live, Vinnytsia Oblast, where 12 percent live and Ternopil Oblast, where 8 percent live. Barring Ukraine this surname occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent live and France, where 1 percent live.

Popyk Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Popyk are 0.94% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 54.17% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Popyk earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 7.2% more than the national average, earning $46,256 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.55% more than the national average, earning $61,882 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Popyok911/
Pospykh8343/
Poppyok834/
Popek806,960/
Popik802,847/
Popík8051/
Papyk808/
Popykova7792/
Popyková778/
Popick73516/
Poppek73448/
Popeck73390/
Popiks735/
Popeke733/
Pospek733/
Popoik731/
Pohpek731/
Popaik731/
Popigk731/
Popeuk731/
Popike731/
Popeks731/
Popykhova716/
Popkova6720,760/
Poppeck6789/
Pospikh6782/
Poppick6763/
Pospeck6747/
Pospekh6741/
Pospick6725/
Popeske675/
Poophek672/
Phopeuk671/
D'Popek671/
Popecks671/

Popyk Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Popyk in the Russian language
Попыкpopyk-

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