Pajapati Surname

219,077th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,868 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Pajapati Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pajapati Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1,8651:411,29521,654
England11:55,718,059489,080
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Pajapati (186) may also be a first name.

Pajapati Last Name Facts

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

Pajapati (Hindi: पजापति, Marathi: पजापती, Oriya: ପଜାପତି) occurs most in India. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pajapati? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 219,077th most frequent surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 3,901,256 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Pajapati reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 100 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 667,122nd most widespread first name at a global level, held by 186 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in India, where it is held by 1,865 people, or 1 in 411,295. In India it is most frequent in: Bihar, where 73 percent are found, Gujarat, where 19 percent are found and Maharashtra, where 3 percent are found. Besides India Pajapati is found in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 0 percent are found and New Zealand, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Pajapati Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pajapati in the Oriya language
ପଜାପତିpajapati75
ପଜାପତୀpajapati25
Pajapati in the Marathi language
पजापतीpajapati72.73
जापतीjapati22.73
पजापितpajapita4.55
Pajapati in the Hindi language
पजापतिpajapati55.56
प्रजापतिprajapati38.89
प्रजापतीprajapati5.56

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