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The Popek surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 685 people carried this name — #33,343 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 434,800 people counted. That is down 3% from 704 in 2000.

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In Poland’s population register

3,594 people named Popek have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 3,975 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in all 16 of Poland’s voivodeships, most of all in Subcarpathian.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Subcarpathian 609
Silesian 522
Lublin 439
Lesser Poland 417
Masovian 339
Lower Silesian 291
Łódź 219
Greater Poland 169

PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 78 people named Popek.

17 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 8 départements, most often Nord.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 17
Nord 33
Pas-de-Calais 14
Haut-Rhin 5
Marne 4
Gard 2
Lot-et-Garonne 1
Puy-de-Dôme 1
Yvelines 1

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

Who carried it

People named Popek,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Tadeusz Popek
    Tadeusz Popek 1915–1942
  • Karel Popek 1899–1971 · psychiatrist
  • Tadeusz Popek 1912–1946 · athletics competitor
  • Mieczysław Popek 1916–1944 · fighter pilot
  • Edward Popek 1919–1942
  • Josef Popek 1922–

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

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