Save Type Surname (from occupation) Usage Romanian Pronounced Pron. /ˈpo.pa/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History From Romanian popă "priest", from Old Church Slavic popŭ. This is the most common surname in Romania. Related NamesDetails RootpopŭVariantsPop, PopescuOther Languages & CulturesPopov, Popova(Bulgarian) Popović(Croatian) Pope(English) Pape(French) Pabst, Pfaff(German) Papadopoulos, Papadopoulou, Pappa, Pappas, Papadaki, Papadakis(Greek) Pap, Papp(Hungarian) Papke(Low German) Popovska, Popovski(Macedonian) Popov, Popova(Russian) Popović(Serbian)