How common is the surname Popa?

2,757 people in the United States had the surname Popa in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 111,986 Americans. It ranked 11,428th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Popa?

In the 2010 Census, 87% of people named Popa identified as white (not Hispanic), and 7.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Popa?

Rosemary Popa, Australian and American rower, followed by Ion Popa.

Where is the surname Popa most common?

Wikidata records people named Popa in Australia and Romania.

Is the surname Popa getting more or less common?

More common. 2,153 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,757 in 2010, up 28%.

The surname Popa

A surname, carried by 2,757 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex P100

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Popa is more common than 93% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,757 people named Popa in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 111,986 Americans. That is up 28% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,153.

#11,428

rank among US surnames

2,757

people in 2010

0.9

per 100,000 Americans

+28.1%

change since 2000 (was #13,048)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#11,420	Polzin	2,759	111,905
#11,423	Greig	2,758	111,945
#11,428	Popa	2,757	111,986
#11,430	Eshelman	2,756	112,027
#11,436	Bovee	2,754	112,108

Who is named Popa

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

87% of people named Popa identified as white (not Hispanic), 7.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.5% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

White (not Hispanic) 87%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 7.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 2.5%
Two or more races 2.0%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.8%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Popas

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Rosemary Popa
Australian and American rower, born 1991
Ion Popa
Australian rower, born 1957
Daniel Popa
Association football player, born 1994

Notable Popas come mostly from Australia (2) and Romania (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Popa

Popa has the Soundex code P100, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P100.

Questions

How common is the surname Popa?: 2,757 people in the United States had the surname Popa in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 111,986 Americans. It ranked 11,428th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Popa?: In the 2010 Census, 87% of people named Popa identified as white (not Hispanic), and 7.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Popa?: Rosemary Popa, Australian and American rower, followed by Ion Popa.
Where is the surname Popa most common?: Wikidata records people named Popa in Australia and Romania.
Is the surname Popa getting more or less common?: More common. 2,153 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,757 in 2010, up 28%.