Paapa Surname
Approximately 376 people bear this surname
Paapa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 277 | 1:97,548 | 9,187 |
| Uganda | 44 | 1:887,256 | 40,445 |
| India | 28 | 1:27,395,192 | 354,286 |
| Nigeria | 10 | 1:17,714,276 | 277,641 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
The alternate forms: Paapá (1) are calculated separately.
Paapa (3,204) may also be a first name.
Paapa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Paapa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Paapa (Oriya: ପାଆପା, Russian: Паапа) has its highest incidence in Ghana. It may also appear as a variant: Paapá. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Paapa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 760,012th most common family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 19,381,771 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 90 percent of Paapa reside; 77 percent reside in West Africa and 77 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Paapa is also the 126,831st most numerous given name world-wide. It is borne by 3,204 people.
The surname Paapa is most commonly used in Ghana, where it is carried by 277 people, or 1 in 97,548. Not including Ghana Paapa occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 12 percent are found and India, where 7 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Paapa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Paapa in the Oriya language | ||
| ପାଆପା | pa'apa | - |
| Paapa in the Russian language | ||
| Паапа | paapa | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Paapa
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