PopoviÃÂ (; ) or Popovytch () or PopoviÃÂ or Popovich or Popovitch () is a common Belarusian, Bosnian, Croatian, Montenegrin, Romanian, Russian, Serbian and Ukrainian surname, and sometimes a patronymic meaning son of a priest.
Geographical distribution
As of 2014, the frequency of the surname PopoviÃÂ was highest in Montenegro (1: 68), followed by Serbia (1: 145), Bosnia and Herzegovina (1: 354), Croatia (1: 690), Slovenia (1: 1,485) and North Macedonia (1: 2,066).
The frequency of the surname Popovich was highest in Ukraine (1: 1,530), followed by Moldova (1: 4,735), Belarus (1: 9,762) and Russia (1: 10,762).
People with the surname
- Aleksandar PopoviÃÂ (disambiguation), multiple people
- Sasha Montenegro, Montenegrin-Mexican actress born Aleksandra AÃÂimoviÃÂ PopoviÃÂ
- Alyosha Popovich, a bogatyr (i.e., a medieval Russian knight-errant)
- Ana PopoviÃÂ, Serbian blues musician
- Andrija PopoviÃÂ, former Montenegrin waterpolo player, Member of Montenegrin Parliament
- Anton PopoviÃÂ, Slovak translation scientist and text theoretician
- Barbara PopoviÃÂ, Macedonian singer
- Bogdan PopoviÃÂ, Serbian literary critic and historian. Brother of Pavle PopoviÃÂ, also a literary critic
- Bojan PopoviÃÂ, Serbian basketball player
- Bojana PopoviÃÂ, Montenegrin handball player
- Boris PopoviÃÂ, Slovene politician and entrepreneur
- Boris Popovich, Russian international footballer
- Constantin Popovici, Romanian platform diver
- Minja PopoviÃÂ, Serbian footballer
- Cvjetko PopoviÃÂ, member of Mlada Bosna
- Daniel (Montenegrin singer), Croatian singer Danijel PopoviÃÂ
- Davorin PopoviÃÂ, singer, longtime frontman of Indexi
- Dimitrije PopoviÃÂ, Croatian painter
- Dragana PopoviÃÂ, Yugoslav-American physicist
- DuÃ
¡an Popovià(disambiguation), several people
- Evgenije PopoviÃÂ, Montenegrin politician, writer and diplomat
- Greg Popovich, American business executive
- Gregg Popovich (born 1949), American basketball coach
- Hristina PopoviÃÂ (born 1982), Serbian actress
- Ioan Popovici-BÃÂnÃÂÃÂeanul, an Austro-Hungarian-born Romanian prose writer and poet
- Janko PopoviÃÂ VolariÃÂ (born 1980), Croatian actor
- JoÃ
¡ko PopoviÃÂ, Croatian national football team player
- Jovan Sterija PopoviÃÂ, Serbian playwright
- Justin PopoviÃÂ, Christian Orthodox theologian
- KoÃÂa PopoviÃÂ, Serbian communist politician
- Krsto Zrnov PopoviÃÂ, Montenegrin captain
- Lazar PopoviÃÂ, Serbian football player
- Lea PopoviÃÂová (born 2007), Slovak speed skater
- Leona PopoviÃÂ, Croatian alpine ski racer
- Ljuba PopoviÃÂ, Serbian surrealist painter
- Marina Popovich, a Soviet test pilot, Pavel Popovich's wife
- Marko PopoviÃÂ (born 1982), Croatian basketball player
- Mark Popovic, Canadian hockey player of Serbian descent
- Marko PopoviÃÂ (disambiguation),
- Marko Miljanov PopoviÃÂ, Montenegrin writer
- MiÃÂa PopoviÃÂ, Serbian painter
- Mihai Popovici, an Austro-Hungarian-born Romanian politician
- Danijel (singer), Montenegrin singer Milan PopoviÃÂ
- Milan PopoviÃÂ (disambiguation), several people
- Milentije PopoviÃÂ, Serbian communist politician
- Milt Popovich, American former National Football League player
- Mina PopoviÃÂ, Serbian national volleyball team player
- Miodrag PopoviÃÂ, Serbian actor
- NebojÃ
¡a PopoviÃÂ, Serbian basketball player, coach and administrator
- Oliver PopoviÃÂ, Serbian basketball player and coach
- Paul Popovich, former Major League Baseball player
- Paul Popowich, Canadian actor
- Pavle PopoviÃÂ, Serbian literary critic and historian
- Pavel Popovich, Soviet cosmonaut
- Petar PopoviÃÂ (Croatian basketballer)
- Petar PopoviÃÂ (Serbian basketballer)
- Peter Popovic, Swedish ice hockey defenceman
- Peter S. Popovich, American lawyer, politician, and judge
- Sanja PopoviÃÂ, Croatian volleyball player
- SaÃ
¡a PopoviÃÂ, Serbian businessman, entrepreneur, musician and TV personality
- Silvija PopoviÃÂ, Serbian national volleyball player
- SrÃÂa PopoviÃÂ (activist), Serbian activist of Otpor!
- SrÃÂa PopoviÃÂ (lawyer), Yugoslav and Serbian civil rights lawyer and activist
- Tiberiu Popoviciu, Romanian mathematician
- Tony Popovic, Australian football (soccer) coach of Croatian descent
- Vasilije PopoviÃÂ (disambiguation), multiple people
- Vladica PopoviÃÂ, Serbian football player
- Vladimir PopoviÃÂ (disambiguation), multiple people
- Yaroslav Popovych, Ukrainian professional cyclist
- Zoran Popovich (1931âÂÂ2018), Pennsylvania mayor and judge
See also
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