Pap Surname

20,085th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27,224 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Pap 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.

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Pap Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary13,2471:74168
Romania5,7471:3,494478
Serbia2,5711:2,779378
Netherlands6021:28,0524,596
Ukraine5761:79,03211,289
United States5591:648,40652,026
Greece4641:23,8793,558
Papua New Guinea3761:21,6852,327
India2931:2,617,97182,260
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
Croatia2021:20,9344,348
Germany1981:406,59337,350
Russia1771:814,25566,550
Austria1631:52,2428,220
Canada1521:242,40523,093
Slovakia1491:35,8156,556
Italy1461:418,88146,020
Sweden961:102,5707,427
Brazil951:2,253,41469,998
Indonesia881:1,502,832101,066
Australia811:333,28028,364
England771:723,61140,488
Iran691:1,112,79049,471
Spain661:708,36430,810
Argentina651:657,59145,740
Pakistan541:3,308,22025,711
Slovenia521:47,8408,115
Israel441:194,49219,021
France431:1,544,714145,815
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Czechia331:322,22640,051
Taiwan301:781,4925,561
Lithuania271:112,39213,972
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
Finland191:289,30021,660
Chile171:1,036,26320,476
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Colombia161:2,985,88014,490
Cameroon151:1,384,60580,726
Estonia151:88,12015,474
Poland141:2,714,911112,031
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
Mexico121:10,343,85040,270
Belarus111:863,73365,346
Norway111:467,48139,375
Denmark101:564,47234,222
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Kazakhstan81:2,210,31295,036
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Bosnia and Herzegovina71:505,20013,972
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Armenia61:488,3639,305
Guatemala61:2,680,4456,792
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Bulgaria51:1,395,78141,665
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Georgia41:936,38624,100
North Macedonia41:525,36820,918
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Senegal41:3,644,8366,064
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Uruguay41:857,94031,713
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
China21:683,660,78330,601
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Paraguay21:3,618,37313,977
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Guinea-Bissau11:1,728,021323
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
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PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England211:1,160,73243,748
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

Pap (3,597) may also be a first name.

Pap 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.

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Pap Demographics

Pap Political Affiliation
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Sample size: 122 (2014)

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Pap Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pap (Bengali: পাপ্্, Georgian: პაპ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﺎﺏ, Hindi: पप्पु, Marathi: पप, Oriya: ପାପ, Russian: Пап, Tibetan: དཔགཔ་) occurs more in Hungary more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pap? popularity and diffusion

It is the 20,085th most widely held last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 267,688 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 91 percent of Pap live; 73 percent live in Eastern Europe and 49 percent live in Hungaro-Europe. It is also the 117,968th most widely held forename on earth, held by 3,597 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Hungary, where it is carried by 13,247 people, or 1 in 741. In Hungary it is mostly found in: Budapest, where 16 percent live, Pest County, where 15 percent live and Csongrád County, where 7 percent live. Excluding Hungary this last name occurs in 114 countries. It is also common in Romania, where 21 percent live and Serbia, where 9 percent live.

Pap Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Pap has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Pap last name expanded 2,541 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 367 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pap Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Pap surname is primarily Orthodox (91%) in Russia and Catholic (38%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Pap last name are 6.61% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 59.84% being registered with the political party.

The amount Pap earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 91.98% more than the national average, earning 664,420 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 93.37% less than the national average, earning R 15,756 per year; in United States they earn 6.99% more than the national average, earning $46,165 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.21% less than the national average, earning $45,107 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Papp8672,352/
Pape8639,357/
Phap869,842/
Paap863,083/
Paup86551/
Peap86436/
Paps86385/
Paip86195/
Paph8632/
Papš8623/
Papf8617/
Payp8613/
Papt8610/
Ppap868/
Papz863/
Padp863/
Pajp862/
Vpap862/
Pazp861/
Papő861/
Pabp861/
Pasp861/
Bpap861/
Pa80380,078/
Paape751,468/
Pappe751,088/
Papps751,036/
Paupe75679/
Paspe75603/
Phaup75578/
Peape75416/
Paipe7566/
Papsø7562/
Pheap7538/
Phape7533/
Phaph7527/
Paaps7518/
Paphe7513/
Phatp7511/
Paupp7510/
Papss759/
Paups756/
Pahup752/
Paips752/
Patpe752/
Paupz751/
Paapp751/
Papfe751/
Pahap751/
Pabpe751/
Phaip751/
Hpape751/
Peaps750/
Pfape750/
Pfapp750/
Phapp750/
Papsh750/
Paz67528,614/
Pop67252,709/
Pha6790,975/
Pai6768,548/
Pat6746,356/
Pea6722,657/
Pau6721,963/
Pay6717,653/
Pas6713,765/
Paa678,304/
Pah675,303/
Pav674,512/
Ppa673,663/
Pad672,973/
Poa671,653/
Papova671,228/
Hpa67702/
Paß67657/
Paç67524/
Paş67439/
Pab67438/
Paj67381/
Papsch67326/
Papová67204/
Bpa67175/
Ppo67111/
Paš67101/
Phaphe6770/
Pač6735/
Pga6722/
Paś6721/
Phappe6720/
Pfa6717/
Vpa6713/
Paź677/
Phaaph676/
Phaiph675/
Pachpe674/
Pać674/
Paipps672/
Péa672/
Papowa672/
Paypeh671/
Pôp671/
Paí671/
Paï671/
Pìa671/
Phatph671/
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Pap Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pap in the Georgian language
პაპpap-
Pap in the Tibetan language
དཔགཔ་pagpa-
Pap in the Bengali language
পাপ্্pap-
Pap in the Oriya language
ପାପpapa83.73
ପାପ୍pap13.25
ପପpapa3.01
Pap in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺑﺎﺏbab66.67
ﺍﺑﺎﺏabab33.33
Pap in the Marathi language
पपpapa59.26
पापpapa40.74
Pap in the Hindi language
पप्पुpappu36.35
पप्पूpappu26.32
पप्पूरामpappurama9.21
पप्पुरामpappurama7.89
पप्पुलालpappulala6.91
पप्पूलालpappulala4.61
पपpapa3.95
पप्पुडीpappudi2.14
Pap in the Russian language
Папpap-

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