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Surname

Popescu

Female form: Popescuová

56 Bearers
27686. Rank
male Gender

Meaning

After an ancestor

A patronymic surname – 'of the family of…' (after an ancestor).

Origin: a patronymic suffix

A general explanation of the surname based on typical patterns (occupation, trait, ancestor's name, place). A particular family may have a different history.

Surname distribution by municipality

Number of bearers by municipality across Czechia (source: MV ČR archive, ~2011). Showing the 30 most frequent of 19 municipalities.

Map 1 · distribution of surname Popescu — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)

Tab. 1 · By region
#RegionBearers
1 Hlavní město Praha 16
2 Středočeský kraj 11
3 Ústecký kraj 8
4 Jihomoravský kraj 7
5 Moravskoslezský kraj 4
6 Kraj Vysočina 3
7 Jihočeský kraj 3
8 Zlínský kraj 2
9 Královéhradecký kraj 2
Total CZ56
Tab. 2 · Most frequent municipalities (ORP)
#MunicipalityBearers
1 Praha 16
2 Brno 7
3 Ústí nad Labem 4
4 Havířov 4
5 Říčany 3
6 Litvínov 3
7 Příbram 2
8 Neratovice 2
9 Tábor 2
10 Světlá nad Sázavou 2
11 Hořice 2
12 Valašské Meziříčí 2
13 Benešov 1
14 Rakovník 1
15 Český Brod 1
16 Lysá nad Labem 1
17 Kaplice 1
18 Varnsdorf 1
19 Jihlava 1

Historical trend by year of birth

Number of living bearers by year of birth (as of 2011, source: MV ČR archive).

Source: MV ČR – četnost příjmení (archiv) · Data year: 2011