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Popov (Cyrillic: Попов; masculine), or Popova (Cyrillic: Попова; feminine), is a common Russian, Bulgarian, Macedonian and Serbian patronymic surname. Derived from a Slavonic word pop (Cyrillic: поп, "priest"). Notable people with the surname include:

01Popov

02Popova

03Fictional characters

  • Nadia Popov, character in the British children's program Rentaghost
  • Boris Vyacheslavovich Popov, character in Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance
  • Dmitri and Maxim Popov, characters in Dungeon Crawler Carl

04Similar surnames

Surnames of similar derivation include Popović, Popovici, Popoff, Popkov, Poptsov (ru:Попцов), Popovski, Popovsky, Raspopov, Raspopović.

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