Papp Surname
Approximately 72,352 people bear this surname
Papp Surname User-submission:
This word means 'priest' in the Hungarian language. Those who bear the surname are likely the descendants of a priest on their paternal line. Pap is common as a component in many countries in the region, including Greece and the former Yugoslave republics.
Read More About This SurnamePapp Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hungary | 53,589 | 1:183 | 13 |
| United States | 5,660 | 1:64,039 | 7,501 |
| Romania | 4,820 | 1:4,166 | 566 |
| Canada | 1,278 | 1:28,831 | 3,793 |
| Slovakia | 1,274 | 1:4,189 | 270 |
| Germany | 1,086 | 1:74,130 | 9,378 |
| Ukraine | 797 | 1:57,118 | 8,236 |
| Austria | 629 | 1:13,538 | 1,953 |
| Australia | 424 | 1:63,669 | 7,638 |
| Brazil | 411 | 1:520,862 | 19,574 |
| England | 372 | 1:149,780 | 14,332 |
| France | 213 | 1:311,844 | 47,518 |
| Argentina | 163 | 1:262,230 | 21,146 |
| Sweden | 154 | 1:63,940 | 4,874 |
| Estonia | 153 | 1:8,639 | 1,162 |
| Spain | 130 | 1:359,631 | 20,401 |
| Czechia | 112 | 1:94,942 | 15,795 |
| India | 110 | 1:6,973,322 | 154,831 |
| Switzerland | 103 | 1:79,737 | 9,154 |
| Croatia | 91 | 1:46,468 | 9,083 |
| Russia | 73 | 1:1,974,288 | 123,658 |
| South Africa | 60 | 1:902,962 | 58,308 |
| Italy | 58 | 1:1,054,426 | 71,176 |
| Belgium | 55 | 1:209,030 | 27,072 |
| Netherlands | 53 | 1:318,626 | 37,214 |
| Poland | 52 | 1:730,937 | 60,459 |
| Denmark | 47 | 1:120,100 | 11,018 |
| New Zealand | 43 | 1:105,310 | 13,865 |
| Pakistan | 41 | 1:4,357,168 | 30,068 |
| Thailand | 40 | 1:1,765,959 | 222,048 |
| Ireland | 29 | 1:162,377 | 7,171 |
| Norway | 19 | 1:270,647 | 28,127 |
| Wales | 16 | 1:193,408 | 12,484 |
| Honduras | 15 | 1:587,763 | 3,647 |
| United Arab Emirates | 14 | 1:654,448 | 24,061 |
| Venezuela | 14 | 1:2,157,434 | 25,468 |
| Scotland | 14 | 1:382,416 | 16,471 |
| Finland | 13 | 1:422,823 | 27,659 |
| Malaysia | 13 | 1:2,268,787 | 89,138 |
| Uruguay | 12 | 1:285,980 | 20,148 |
| Tunisia | 9 | 1:67,847 | 8,246 |
| Belarus | 8 | 1:1,187,632 | 77,603 |
| Israel | 6 | 1:1,426,272 | 75,466 |
| Kazakhstan | 6 | 1:2,947,083 | 107,736 |
| Iran | 5 | 1:15,356,505 | 213,424 |
| Chile | 5 | 1:3,523,295 | 39,650 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 4 | 1:27,594 | 3,273 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Serbia | 3 | 1:2,381,649 | 30,913 |
| Slovenia | 3 | 1:829,225 | 25,091 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 17 | 1:1,433,845 | 49,523 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 126 | 1:398,561 | 29,579 |
Papp (310) may also be a first name.
Papp Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This word means 'priest' in the Hungarian language. Those who bear the surname are likely the descendants of a priest on their paternal line. Pap is common as a component in many countries in the region, including Greece and the former Yugoslave republics.
- anphalasI was told that my great grandfather Pap grew up in a Catholic orphanage in Hungary. The names of his parents were unknown, so he was given the surname Pap. When he emegrated to the United States, he changed the spelling of his last name to Papp.
- mwpappPapp Demographics
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Papp Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Papp Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Papp (Hindi: पप्प, Russian: Папп) occurs most in Hungary. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Papp? popularity and diffusion
It is the 7,855th most prevalent surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 100,723 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 88 percent of Papp live; 84 percent live in Eastern Europe and 74 percent live in Hungaro-Europe. It is also the 499,178th most frequently held first name in the world, held by 310 people.
This last name is most frequent in Hungary, where it is held by 53,589 people, or 1 in 183. In Hungary Papp is most prevalent in: Budapest, where 13 percent are found, Hajdú-Bihar County, where 11 percent are found and Pest County, where 11 percent are found. Without taking into account Hungary it is found in 79 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 8 percent are found and Romania, where 7 percent are found.
Papp Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Papp has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Papp surname expanded 4,492 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 2,188 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Papp Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Orthodox (46%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Papp surname are 7.29% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 54.06% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Papp earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 9.8% less than the national average, earning €27,087 per year; in Norway they earn 0.7% less than the national average, earning 343,641 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 43.64% more than the national average, earning R 341,340 per year; in United States they earn 8.3% more than the national average, earning $46,731 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.66% more than the national average, earning $50,509 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pappe | 89 | 1,088 | / |
| Papps | 89 | 1,036 | / |
| Paupp | 89 | 10 | / |
| Paapp | 89 | 1 | / |
| Phapp | 89 | 0 | / |
| Pfapp | 89 | 0 | / |
| Pap | 86 | 27,224 | / |
| Phappe | 80 | 20 | / |
| Paipps | 80 | 2 | / |
| Popp | 75 | 46,331 | / |
| Pape | 75 | 39,357 | / |
| Phap | 75 | 9,842 | / |
| Paap | 75 | 3,083 | / |
| Paup | 75 | 551 | / |
| Peap | 75 | 436 | / |
| Paps | 75 | 385 | / |
| Paip | 75 | 195 | / |
| Paph | 75 | 32 | / |
| Papš | 75 | 23 | / |
| Papf | 75 | 17 | / |
| Payp | 75 | 13 | / |
| Papt | 75 | 10 | / |
| Ppap | 75 | 8 | / |
| Papz | 75 | 3 | / |
| Padp | 75 | 3 | / |
| Pajp | 75 | 2 | / |
| Vpap | 75 | 2 | / |
| Pazp | 75 | 1 | / |
| Papő | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pabp | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pasp | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bpap | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pappová | 73 | 1,197 | / |
| Pappova | 73 | 83 | / |
| Pa | 67 | 380,078 | / |
| Poppe | 67 | 22,420 | / |
| Paape | 67 | 1,468 | / |
| Paupe | 67 | 679 | / |
| Paspe | 67 | 603 | / |
| Phaup | 67 | 578 | / |
| Peape | 67 | 416 | / |
| Popps | 67 | 278 | / |
| Peipp | 67 | 186 | / |
| Paipe | 67 | 66 | / |
| Papsø | 67 | 62 | / |
| Pheap | 67 | 38 | / |
| Phape | 67 | 33 | / |
| Phaph | 67 | 27 | / |
| Paaps | 67 | 18 | / |
| Paphe | 67 | 13 | / |
| Phatp | 67 | 11 | / |
| Papss | 67 | 9 | / |
| Paups | 67 | 6 | / |
| Pahup | 67 | 2 | / |
| Paips | 67 | 2 | / |
| Patpe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hpape | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phaip | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pabpe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pahap | 67 | 1 | / |
| Paupz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Papfe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pôppe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pfape | 67 | 0 | / |
| Poupp | 67 | 0 | / |
| Poopp | 67 | 0 | / |
| Papsh | 67 | 0 | / |
| Peaps | 67 | 0 | / |
Papp Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Papp in the Hindi language | ||
| पप्प | pappa | 62.5 |
| पप्पू | pappu | 26.56 |
| पप्प् | papp | 6.25 |
| पप्प्ॅ | pappe | 3.13 |
| पप्पी | pappi | 1.56 |
| Papp in the Russian language | ||
| Папп | papp | - |
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