Fapa Surname

2,689,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Fapa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fapa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea421:194,13626,902
Cameroon51:4,153,814129,697
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Fapa (30) may also be a first name.

Fapa Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Fapa Come From? nationality or country of origin

Fapa (Hindi: फपा, Russian: Фапа) is more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Fapa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,689,253rd most commonly held surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 140,145,114 people. Fapa occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 81 percent of Fapa are found; 81 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 81 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,911,214th most frequent first name at a global level It is held by 30 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 42 people, or 1 in 194,136. In Papua New Guinea it is most numerous in: Eastern Highlands, where 62 percent live, Morobe, where 33 percent live and National Capital District, where 2 percent live. Barring Papua New Guinea Fapa occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 10 percent live and Brazil, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fappa8956/
Faipa8937/
Fapad8913/
Fapat8912/
Fapas894/
Fapay892/
Fapha891/
Fapai891/
Faupa891/
Fappas8098/
Faspah8014/
Faipea807/
Fappah801/
Faipah801/
Fapeau800/
Fopa756,934/
Vapa754,232/
Fape75384/
Fepa75122/
Fapo7590/
Fapi7568/
Fapy750/
Faippea7316/
Faipeas735/
Fayphai731/
Faiphad731/
Foppa672,939/
Fappi67249/
Fopah67197/
Foepa67170/
Feppa67119/
Phapa67116/
Vapaa67104/
Faipo6787/
Vappa6767/
Feipa6748/
Vaipa6741/
Foipa6737/
Fopay6736/
Vapha6731/
Fapou6730/
Foupa6728/
Feupa6718/
Vapai6716/
Vaepa6713/
Faipe6710/
Fapet679/
Fapoo679/
Fadpe678/
Faupe678/
Fappe677/
Vahpa676/
Fatpe675/
Fhapo674/
Vaapa674/
Fopaa674/
Vapaj673/
Faippeas673/
Fapey672/
Vapay672/
Feypa672/
Fopap671/
Fapio671/
Faupo671/
Fazpe671/
Faphe671/
Fapis671/
Fapuo671/
Fohpa671/
Fopai671/
Fhape671/
Faipó671/
Faipi671/
Fospa671/
Fapit671/
Fotpa671/
Fhapi671/
Fa'apaia671/
Fapyz671/
Ffapi671/
Vaupa671/
Pfape670/
Fapie670/

Fapa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fapa in the Hindi language
फपाphapa-
Fapa in the Russian language
Фапаfapa-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Fapa
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