What name did the pope's most often take?

Pius
Paul
John
Sixtus
Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio became the first Pope to choose the name Francis, but here is a list of the top ten most popular pontiff names: John - 21 Benedict - 17 Gregory - 16
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Answers by country

Pius
Paul
John
Sixtus
answers
flagRepublic of Ireland
12%
6%
68%
12%
16
flagSpain
20%
10%
60%
10%
10
flagAustralia
0%
42%
57%
0%
14
flagGermany
33%
9%
55%
0%
106
flagthe United States
20%
19%
54%
5%
72
flagthe United Kingdom
36%
12%
47%
2%
73
flagthe Netherlands
20%
33%
46%
0%
15
flagFrance
46%
7%
46%
0%
13
flagIndia
0%
27%
45%
18%
11
flagPoland
40%
13%
42%
2%
14507
flagGreece
57%
5%
36%
0%
19
flagItaly
66%
16%
16%
0%
12