Popović ( sr-Cyrl, Поповић; ) or Popovytch () or Popovič or Popovich or Popovitch () is a common

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, Bosnian, Croatian, Montenegrin,

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and Ukrainian surname, and sometimes a

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meaning ''son of a priest''.

Geographical distribution

As of 2014, the frequency of the surname ''Popović'' was highest in

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(1: 68), followed by

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(1: 145),

Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina, sometimes known as Bosnia-Herzegovina and informally as Bosnia, is a country in Southeast Europe. Situated on the Balkans, Balkan Peninsula, it borders Serbia to the east, Montenegro to the southeast, and Croatia to th ...

(1: 354),

Croatia Croatia, officially the Republic of Croatia, is a country in Central Europe, Central and Southeast Europe, on the coast of the Adriatic Sea. It borders Slovenia to the northwest, Hungary to the northeast, Serbia to the east, Bosnia and Herze ...

(1: 690),

Slovenia Slovenia, officially the Republic of Slovenia, is a country in Central Europe. It borders Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the south and southeast, and a short (46.6 km) coastline within the Adriati ...

(1: 1,485) and

North Macedonia North Macedonia, officially the Republic of North Macedonia, is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe. It shares land borders with Greece to the south, Albania to the west, Bulgaria to the east, Kosovo to the northwest and Serbia to the n ...

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(1: 1,530), followed by

Moldova Moldova, officially the Republic of Moldova, is a Landlocked country, landlocked country in Eastern Europe, with an area of and population of 2.42 million. Moldova is bordered by Romania to the west and Ukraine to the north, east, and south. ...

(1: 4,735),

Belarus Belarus, officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Russia to the east and northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Belarus spans an a ...

(1: 9,762) and

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People with the surname

* Aleksandar Popović (disambiguation), multiple people *

Alyosha Popovich Alyosha Popovich (, , literally ''Alexey, son of the priest''), is a folk hero of Kievan Rus', appearing in Russian folklore. He is a bogatyr (a medieval knight-errant) and the youngest of the three main bogatyrs, the other two being Dobrynya Ni ...

, a bogatyr (i.e., a medieval Russian knight-errant) *

Ana Popović Ana Popović ( sr-Cyrl, Ана Поповић, born May 13, 1976) is a blues singer and guitarist from Serbia who currently resides in the United States. Biography Early life Popović was born in 1976 in Belgrade. Her father (Milton Popović) in ...

, Serbian blues musician *

Andrija Popović Andrija Popović (Montenegrin Cyrillic: Андрија Поповић; born 22 September 1959) is a former Montenegrin liberal politician and former professional water polo player. He is the ex-president of the Liberal Party of Montenegro. Popo ...

, former Montenegrin waterpolo player, Member of Montenegrin Parliament *

Anton Popovič Anton Popovič (27 July 1933 – 24 June 1984) was a fundamental Slovak translation scientist and text theoretician. He is recognized for his important contributions to the modern development of translation studies. Biography Popovič was bo ...

, Slovak translation scientist and text theoretician *

Barbara Popović Barbara Popović (, ; born 16 September 2000), also known as simply Barbara, is a Macedonian singer. She is known for representing her country at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2013. Biography Popović was born in Skopje, North Macedonia, o ...

, Macedonian singer *

Bogdan Popović Bogdan Popović (Serbian Cyrillic: Богдан Поповић; 20 December 1863 – 7 November 1944) was one of the most important literary critics and university professors in Serbia and later Yugoslavia and an academic. He was the brother of ...

, Serbian literary critic and historian. Brother of Pavle Popović, also a literary critic * Bojan Popović, Serbian basketball player *

Bojana Popović Bojana Popović née Petrović, (born 20 November 1979) is a handball coach and a retired Montenegrin handballer. She is considered by many to be the best female handball player of the 2000's, despite not being given any official recognition. A ...

, Montenegrin handball player *

Boris Popovič Boris Popovič (born 5 September 1962) is a Slovene politician and entrepreneur of Montenegrin descent who served as Mayor of Koper, Slovenia's fifth largest city from 2002 to 2018. Prior to his political career, he was an accomplished rally dri ...

, Slovene politician and entrepreneur * Boris Popovich, a Russian international footballer *

Constantin Popovici Constantin Popovici (born 2 October 1988) is a Romanian platform diver. In 2019, he became the first Romanian to achieve a first-place finish at a stop of the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series. He is the 2022 European champion in the 27 metre ...

, a Romanian platform diver * Minja Popović, Serbian footballer * Cvjetko Popović, member of Mlada Bosna *

Daniel (Montenegrin singer) Milan "Danijel" Popović (; born 29 October 1955), better known simply as Daniel (), is a Montenegrin-Croatian pop singer. Biography Born to a Montenegrin father and a Belgian mother, Popović was raised in Titograd, but made his name in Zagre ...

, Croatian singer Danijel Popović *

Davorin Popović Davorin Popović (23 September 1946 – 18 June 2001) was a Bosnian singer and songwriter. Born in Sarajevo and well known throughout the former Yugoslavia, he is considered to be one of the greatest rock singers of the region. Popović was the ...

, singer, longtime frontman of Indexi *

Dimitrije Popović Dimitrije Popović ( sr-cyrl, Димитрије Поповић; born 4 March 1951) is an eminent Montenegrin and Croatian painter, sculptor, art critic and philosopher born in Cetinje, Montenegro. He attended elementary and high school in his ho ...

, Croatian painter * Dragana Popović, Yugoslav-American physicist *

Dušan Popović (disambiguation) Dušan Popović may refer to: * Dušan Popović (1877–1958), Vojvodina Serb lawyer, Croat-Serb politician, member of the Croatian and Hungarian Parliaments * Dušan A. Popović (1884–1918), Serbian politician with the Serbian Social Democratic ...

, several people * Evgenije Popović, Montenegrin politician, writer and diplomat * Greg Popovich, American business executive *

Gregg Popovich Gregg Charles Popovich (born January 28, 1949) is an American professional basketball executive and former coach who is the president for the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was the List of current NBA head co ...

(born 1949), American basketball coach *

Hristina Popović Hristina Popović ( sr-Cyrl, Христина Поповић; born 26 March 1982) is a Serbian actress. She appeared in more than thirty films since 1991. Selected filmography References External links * 1982 births Living people ...

(born 1982), Serbian actress *

Ioan Popovici-Bănățeanul Ioan Popovici-Bănățeanul (born Ioan Popovici; April 17, 1869 – September 9, 1893) was an Austro-Hungarian-born Romanian prose writer and poet. Born in Lugoj into a family of small-scale craftsmen, his father Nicolae Popovici made '' opinc ...

, an Austro-Hungarian-born Romanian prose writer and poet *

Janko Popović Volarić Janko Popović Volarić (born 14 March 1980) is a Croatian actor. Filmography Television roles Movie roles References External links * 1980 births Living people 21st-century Croatian male actors Croatian male stage actors C ...

(born 1980), Croatian actor *

Joško Popović Joško Popović (born 19 January 1966) is a Croatian former professional footballer who played as a striker. Club career Popović was born in Opuzen. He played for several Prva HNL sides during his career, including NK Zagreb, Kamen Ingrad and ...

, Croatian national football team player *

Jovan Sterija Popović Jovan Sterija Popović (; sr-cyr, Јован Стерија Поповић; 13 January 1806 – 10 March 1856) was a Serbian language playwright, poet, lawyer, philosopher and pedagogue who taught at the Belgrade Higher School. He was a reside ...

, Serbian playwright *

Justin Popović Justin Popović ( sr-cyr, Јустин Поповић, , secular name Blagoje Popović, sr-cyr, Благоје Поповић; 6 April 1894 – 7 April 1979) was a Serbian Orthodox theologian, archimandrite of the Ćelije Monastery, Dostoyevs ...

, Christian Orthodox theologian *

Koča Popović Konstantin "Koča" Popović ( sr-cyrl, Константин "Коча" Поповић; 14 March 1908 – 20 October 1992) was a Serbia, Serbian and Yugoslavs, Yugoslav politician and communist volunteer in the Spanish Civil War, 1937–1939 and D ...

, Serbian communist politician *

Krsto Zrnov Popović Krsto (Cyrillic script: Крсто), also Krste or Krǎstyo is a South Slavic masculine given name. * Krsto Papić, Croatian film director * Krsto Ungnad, Ban of Croatia * Krsto Zrnov Popović, Montenegrin soldier * Fran Krsto Frankopan, Croatian ...

, Montenegrin captain * Lazar Popović, Serbian football player *

Leona Popović Leona Popović (; born 13 November 1997) is a Croatian alpine ski racer. Previously, she competed in all winter disciplines, but now specialises in slalom. Her best World Cup finish is 2nd place in slalom. Popović's first major competition was ...

, Croatian alpine ski racer *

Ljuba Popović Ljuba may refer to: * Ljuba (given name), a Slavic given name * Ljuba, Serbia, a village in Syrmia, Vojvodina * 1062 Ljuba 1062 Ljuba, provisional designation , is a carbonaceous background asteroid from the outer regions of the asteroid belt, ...

, Serbian surrealist painter *

Marina Popovich Marina Lavrentyevna Zhikhoreva (; formerly Popovich []; []; 30 July 1931 – 30 November 2017) was a Soviet Air Forces colonel, engineer, and decorated Soviet test pilot. In 1964, she became the third woman and the first Soviet woman to break th ...

, a Soviet test pilot, Pavel Popovich's wife *

Marko Popović (born 1982) Marko Popović may refer to: * Marko Miljanov Popović (1833–1901), Montenegrin-Serbian general and writer * Marko Popović (basketball, born 1982), Croatian point guard/shooting guard * Marko Popović (basketball, born 1984), Serbian and Bosnian ...

, Croatian basketball player *

Mark Popovic Mark Popovic (born October 11, 1982) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. Playing career As a youth, Popovic played in the 1996 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Young Nationals minor ice hockey ...

, Canadian hockey player of Serbian descent * Marko Popović (disambiguation), *

Marko Miljanov Popović Marko Miljanov Popović ( sr-Cyrl, Марко Миљанов Поповић, ; 25 April 1833 – 2 February 1901) was a Brda chieftain and Montenegrin general and writer. He entered the service of Danilo I, the first secular Prince of Montene ...

, Montenegrin writer *

Mića Popović Miodrag "Mića" Popović (12 June 1923 – 22 December 1996) was a Serbian painter, experimental filmmaker and one of the major figures of the Yugoslav Black Wave. Life and work Popović was born on 12 June 1923 in Loznica. He finished grammar s ...

, Serbian painter *

Mihai Popovici Mihai Popovici (21 October 1879 – 7 May 1966) was an Austro-Hungarian-born Romanian politician. Born in Brașov, he studied at the local Romanian high school and then at the universities of Budapest and Vienna, earning an undergraduate degree i ...

, an Austro-Hungarian-born Romanian politician * Danijel (singer), Montenegrin singer Milan Popović *

Milan Popović (disambiguation) Milan Popović may refer to: * Milan N. Popović (1924–2012), Serbian psychiatrist-psychoanalyst * Milan Popović (born 1955), a.k.a. Daniel (Montenegrin singer) * Milan Popović (handballer) Milan Popović (born 23 September 1990) is a Monten ...

, several people *

Milentije Popović Milentije Popović ( sr-cyrl, Милентије Поповић, ; 1913 – 1971) was a member of Communist Party of Yugoslavia (KPJ) since 1939. During World War II he held various Party and administrative positions. After the war, he became the ...

, Serbian communist politician *

Milt Popovich Milton John Popovich (December 25, 1915 – June 23, 2005) was a professional American football halfback in the National Football League (NFL). He played with the Chicago Cardinals The professional American football team now known as the A ...

, American former National Football League player *

Mina Popović Mina Popović ( sr-cyr, Мина Поповић; born 16 September 1994) is a Serbian volleyball player. Club career On club level, Popović ha played for OK Crvena Zvezda Odbojkaški klub Crvena zvezda () is a professional volleyball club ...

, Serbian national volleyball team player * Miodrag Popović, Serbian actor *

Nebojša Popović Nebojša Popović ( sr-cyr, Небојша Поповић; 8 February 1923 – 20 October 2001) was a Serbian basketball player, coach and administrator. He represented the Yugoslavia national basketball team internationally. He is the basketbal ...

, Serbian basketball player, coach and administrator *

Oliver Popović Oliver Popović ( sr-cyr, Оливер Поповић; born 18 March 1970) is a Serbian professional basketball coach and former player. Playing career He was a Yugoslav champion (1987, 1989, and 1998) and Cup holder (1989), silver medalist of ...

, Serbian basketball player and coach *

Paul Popovich Paul Edward Popovich (born August 18, 1940) is an American former professional baseball infielder. He played in Major League Baseball from 1964 through 1975 for the Chicago Cubs, Los Angeles Dodgers, and Pittsburgh Pirates. Early years Popovich ...

, former

Major League Baseball Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball league composed of 30 teams, divided equally between the National League (baseball), National League (NL) and the American League (AL), with 29 in the United States and 1 in Canada. MLB i ...

player *

Paul Popowich Paul Popowich is a Canadian actor. He is best known for his portrayal of Mr. Smith, an angel who helps people change their pasts, in season two of '' Twice in a Lifetime''."Toronto doubles as Harlem in the '30s; A visit to the set of the Canadia ...

, Canadian actor *

Pavle Popović Pavle Popović ( sr-cyr, Павле Поповић; 16 April 1868 – 4 June 1939) was a Serbian literary critic and historian, a professor and rector at the University of Belgrade. He is the brother of Bogdan Popović, also a well-known and equ ...

, Serbian literary critic and historian *

Pavel Popovich Pavel Romanovich Popovich (; ; 5 October 1930 – 29 September 2009) was a Soviet Union, Soviet cosmonaut. Popovich was the fourth cosmonaut in space, the sixth person in orbit, the eighth person and first Ukrainians, Ukrainian in space. Bio ...

, Soviet cosmonaut *

Petar Popović (Croatian basketballer) Petar Popović may refer to: * Petar Popović (architect) (1873–1945), Serbian architect * Petar Popović (basketball, born 1959), Croatian former basketball player, father of Marko Popović * Petar Popović (basketball, born 1979), Serbian profes ...

Petar Popović (Serbian basketballer) Petar Popović may refer to: * Petar Popović (architect) (1873–1945), Serbian architect * Petar Popović (basketball, born 1959), Croatian former basketball player, father of Marko Popović * Petar Popović (basketball, born 1979), Serbian prof ...

* Peter Popovic, Swedish ice hockey defenceman *

Peter S. Popovich Peter Stephen Popovich (November 27, 1920 – March 29, 1996) was an American lawyer, politician and judge from Minnesota. He is the only person in the state's history to serve as both Chief judge (United States), Chief Judge of the Minnesota Cour ...

, American lawyer, politician, and judge *

Sasha Montenegro Sasha Montenegro (), born Aleksandra Aćimović Popović (Cyrillic: Александра Аћимовић Поповић; 20 January 1946 – 14 February 2024), was a Mexican actress of Montenegro, Montenegrin descent. She was married to Jos� ...

, Montenegrin-Mexican actress born Alexandra Asimović Popović *

Sanja Popović Sanja Popović Gamma (born 31 May 1984) is a Croatian volleyball player. She last played as opposite spiker for Vasas SC. She competed at the 2010 The year saw a multitude of natural and environmental disasters such as the 2010 Haiti e ...

, Croatian volleyball player *

Silvija Popović Silvija Popović (; born 13 March 1986) is a Serbian female professional volleyball player, who was a member of the Serbia women's national volleyball team that won the gold medal at both the 2011 European Championship and the 2018 World Champi ...

, Serbian national volleyball player *

Srđa Popović (activist) Srđa Popović ( sr-Cyrl, Срђа Поповић, born 1 February 1973) is a Serbian political activist. He was a leader of the student movement Otpor that helped topple Serbian president Slobodan Milošević. After briefly pursuing a politica ...

, Serbian activist of

Otpor! Otpor ( sr-Cyrl, Отпор!, , stylized as Otpor!) was a political organization in Serbia (then part of FR Yugoslavia) from 1998 until 2004. In its initial period from 1998 to 2000, Otpor began as a civic protest group, eventually turning into ...

Srđa Popović (lawyer) Srđa M. Popović (; 24 February 1937 – 29 October 2013) was a Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Yugoslav lawyer and political activist. Early life Srđa Popović was born on 24 February 1937 in Belgrade to his mother Dana and father Mi ...

, Yugoslav and Serbian civil rights lawyer and activist *

Tiberiu Popoviciu Tiberiu Popoviciu (February 16, 1906–October 29, 1975) was a Romanian mathematician and the namesake of Popoviciu's inequality and Popoviciu's inequality on variances. The Tiberiu Popoviciu High School of Computer Science in Cluj-Napoca is na ...

, Romanian mathematician *

Tony Popovic Tony Popovic (born 4 July 1973) is an Australian association football manager and former player. He is currently head coach of the Australia men's national soccer team, Australia national football team. He guided the team to qualify for the 202 ...

, Australian football (soccer) coach of Croatian descent *

Vasilije Popović (disambiguation) Vasilije Popović may refer to: * Vasilije Popović (cleric) (1860–1938), Serbian Orthodox Metropolitan * Vasilije Popović (revolutionary) (1775–1832), Serbian revolutionary * Vasilije Popović, real name of Pavle Ugrinov (1926–2007), Ser ...

, multiple people *

Vladica Popović Vladimir "Vladica" Popović (; 17 March 1935 – 10 August 2020) was a Serbian professional footballer and manager. The biggest success in his coaching career was winning the Intercontinental Cup with Red Star Belgrade in 1991. Playing career ...

, Serbian football player *

Vladimir Popović (disambiguation) Vladimir Popović may refer to: * Vladimir Popović (politician) (1914–1972), Yugoslav diplomat and politician * Vladimir Popović (actor) (1935–1981), Montenegrin actor * Vladimír Popovič (1939–2025), Slovak painter, visual artist, and pro ...

, multiple people *

Yaroslav Popovych Yaroslav Popovych (; born 4 January 1980) is a Ukrainian former professional cyclist, who rode professionally between 2002 and 2016. The winner of the under-23 road race at the 2001 UCI Road World Championships, Popovych turned professional in ...

, Ukrainian professional cyclist *

Zoran Popovich Zoran Popovich (February 4, 1931 – March 20, 2018) was a Pennsylvania politician and lawyer who served as mayor of McKeesport and judge on the Pennsylvania Superior Court. Popovich was appointed to the court in 1980, and was then elected to a f ...

(1931–2018), Pennsylvania mayor and judge

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