Pospelov Surname

55,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,201 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Pospelov Surname User-submission:

Russian Bulgarian Macedonian Serbian and Rusyn: patronymic from pop 'priest' from Greek pappas 'father' (compare English Pope ). The name may sometimes derive from a nickname but celibacy was not enjoined on priests of the Orthodox Church and so the name can indeed mean 'son of the priest'.

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Pospelov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia8,0691:17,8612,506
Ukraine6951:65,5009,406
Kazakhstan1731:102,21111,293
Belarus811:117,29717,225
Uzbekistan381:813,92516,450
Kyrgyzstan371:161,42317,001
Israel331:259,32223,464
Moldova181:197,85418,761
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
Finland91:610,74534,002
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770

Pospelov Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Russian Bulgarian Macedonian Serbian and Rusyn: patronymic from pop 'priest' from Greek pappas 'father' (compare English Pope ). The name may sometimes derive from a nickname but celibacy was not enjoined on priests of the Orthodox Church and so the name can indeed mean 'son of the priest'.

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Pospelov Last Name Facts

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

Pospelov (Russian: Поспелов) is more commonly found in Russia than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pospelov? popularity and diffusion

Pospelov is the 55,229th most widely held last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 792,038 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 63 percent of Pospelov live; 62 percent live in Eastern Europe and 62 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The last name Pospelov is most prevalent in Russia, where it is carried by 8,069 people, or 1 in 17,861. In Russia Pospelov is primarily concentrated in: Sverdlovsk Oblast, where 7 percent are found, Kurgan Oblast, where 6 percent are found and Perm Krai, where 6 percent are found. Beside Russia Pospelov is found in 24 countries. It also occurs in Ukraine, where 8 percent are found and Kazakhstan, where 2 percent are found.

Pospelov Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Pospelov surname is principally Orthodox (90%) in Russia, Orthodox (71%) in Belarus and Orthodox (73%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Pospelov last name are 9.42% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 56.19% registered with the party.

Pospelov earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 56.45% less than the national average, earning $18,792 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pospelova9410,036/
Pospelovs9427/
Pospielov942/
Popelov93119/
Popelova8887/
Pospilov8879/
Paspelov8821/
Pospylov886/
Paspelova8213/
Pospeloff828/
Pospylova826/
Pospilova822/
Pospelaev821/
Popilov8043/
Popylov8017/
Papelov8012/
Popilova7531/
Popeloff7527/
Paspalov7521/
Popylova7516/
Papelova758/
Pespalov752/
Popylyov751/
Papilov67173/
Papelow6723/
Papylov679/
Popylow671/
Papilova63306/
Paspalev6347/
Paspalof6313/
Papylova6311/
Popiloff638/
Papeloff632/

Pospelov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pospelov in the Russian language
Поспеловpospelov-

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