Paepae Surname

874,560th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 309 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Paepae Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Paepae Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho2531:8,0341,777
South Africa381:1,425,72975,291
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Fiji11:894,3914,568
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Paepae (202) may also be a first name.

Paepae Last Name Facts

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

The surname Paepae (Russian: Паепае) occurs more in Lesotho more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Paepae click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Paepae? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 874,560th most widespread last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 23,584,291 people. The last name Paepae occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Paepae reside; 94 percent reside in Southern Africa and 94 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Paepae is also the 637,340th most commonly occurring first name world-wide, held by 202 people.

The surname Paepae is most numerous in Lesotho, where it is held by 253 people, or 1 in 8,034. In Lesotho it is mostly found in: Thaba-Tseka District, where 44 percent live, Butha-Buthe District, where 19 percent live and Leribe District, where 17 percent live. Outside of Lesotho Paepae occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 12 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 4 percent live.

Paepae Last Name Statistics demography

Paepae earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 62.07% less than the national average, earning R 90,144 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Paephae923/
Pepae9157/
Payepaye8662/
Papahe834/
Paepay831/
Paepai831/
Papa'e831/
Paphae831/
Paypaye7758/
Payepai779/
Paepaha776/
Papaiye775/
Paepaya773/
Papayye772/
Pepajie771/
Payepay771/
Papauie771/
Papayie771/
Phuepae771/
Papea73109/
Phaephai7129/
Pajpayee713/
Paiyepea711/
Paypay67912/
Paipay67359/
Paipai67305/
Poepoe67160/
Peipei6794/
Paupau6766/
Peapea6729/
Peepee6716/
Papaea6716/
Piepie6710/
Papeea675/
Pajpai675/
Papahi673/
Paypai673/
Pyepye672/
Poepee671/
Peepeu671/
Pajpay671/
Papeay671/
Peupeu671/
Peupie671/
Pepahi671/
Pepeay671/
Puepie671/
Pepeaj671/
Puepue671/
Phepoe670/

Paepae Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Paepae in the Russian language
Паепаеpaepae-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Paepae
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