Papa Surname

7,006th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 80,947 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Albania

Papa Surname Definition:

(Italian) One who performed sacerdotal functions, a priest; one whose function, behavior, spirit or appearance resembled that of a priest.

Papa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines14,3571:7,051630
United States8,9481:40,5074,979
India8,0171:95,6806,318
Italy6,1071:10,0141,506
Albania4,2071:69362
Brazil3,8171:56,0842,122
Kenya2,6971:17,1232,053
Romania2,1741:9,2351,224
France2,0731:32,0423,899
Argentina2,0301:21,0561,766
Myanmar1,9831:26,192466
Peru1,9801:16,0532,009
Greece1,9251:5,756612
Angola1,5781:17,1032,033
DR Congo1,1901:62,0847,377
Indonesia1,0921:121,10712,215
Ghana1,0391:26,0063,108
Papua New Guinea1,0371:7,863588
Saudi Arabia1,0341:29,8414,317
Uganda8851:44,1125,521
Nigeria8501:208,40312,407
South Africa8471:63,9648,042
Canada6681:55,1586,542
Togo6301:11,5042,968
Australia5701:47,3615,928
Comoros5301:1,414208
Morocco5111:67,46811,380
Switzerland4811:17,0752,804
Ecuador4571:34,8053,990
England4291:129,87912,877
Germany4181:192,59722,279
Spain3761:124,3419,599
Cameroon3711:55,9817,232
Cyprus3681:2,405288
Croatia3621:11,6812,189
Liberia3411:12,9281,379
Netherlands2921:57,8339,941
Mexico2711:458,0308,545
Mali2581:65,7711,556
Gabon2531:7,4671,394
Tanzania2221:238,47619,490
Egypt2141:429,60625,756
Belgium2131:53,9758,784
Thailand1931:366,00264,280
Portugal1891:55,1233,035
Ivory Coast1861:124,0396,077
Guatemala1791:89,8472,826
Venezuela1671:180,8635,156
Uruguay1511:22,7272,631
Ukraine1381:329,87541,364
Iran1351:568,75932,248
Dominican Republic1231:84,8213,815
Colombia941:508,2357,080
New Zealand941:48,1747,829
French Polynesia861:3,265709
Singapore771:71,5292,869
Slovenia711:35,0386,741
Ireland561:84,0884,852
Solomon Islands531:10,9441,926
Benin501:206,71219,428
Poland451:844,63965,213
Lesotho441:46,1947,453
Taiwan431:545,2274,074
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Rwanda361:315,6941,449
Pakistan341:5,254,23233,450
Chile331:533,83313,415
Austria311:274,69131,731
Israel291:295,09125,768
Niger281:685,42916,503
Zimbabwe231:671,22849,171
Sweden221:447,58032,003
China201:68,366,0783,721
Scotland201:267,69112,985
Senegal201:728,9672,654
New Caledonia161:17,2644,719
Algeria141:2,759,39644,963
Malaysia141:2,106,73083,604
Congo131:383,7779,863
Czechia131:817,95970,223
Hungary121:818,02342,199
Afghanistan101:3,215,31818,974
Bahrain91:149,8455,469
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
Madagascar91:2,627,7603,802
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Turkey91:8,646,825130,497
Vietnam91:10,294,0062,767
Bolivia81:1,327,0546,143
Bulgaria81:872,36331,900
Guam81:20,0153,029
Norway81:642,78647,258
Costa Rica61:796,6785,462
Hong Kong61:1,222,5805,222
Nepal61:4,746,82612,065
Panama61:652,04310,051
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Cook Islands51:3,636866
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
El Salvador51:1,268,7784,375
Lebanon51:1,127,41717,983
United Arab Emirates51:1,832,45558,414
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Curaçao41:39,312638
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Honduras41:2,204,1106,397
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Luxembourg41:145,1366,519
Malta41:107,5681,849
South Sudan41:2,853,7691,758
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Jordan31:2,947,47921,051
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Nicaragua31:2,007,0306,490
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Andorra21:41,9191,654
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
Macau21:300,8151,009
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States811:619,98441,330

The alternate forms: Papá (272), Papà (202), Papă (68), Papã (2), Pápa (436), Pàpa (1), Pápá (1) & Päpa (1) are calculated separately.

Papa (276,813) may also be a first name.

Papa Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Italian) One who performed sacerdotal functions, a priest; one whose function, behavior, spirit or appearance resembled that of a priest.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Papa Last Name Facts

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

Papa (Bengali: পাপা, Georgian: პაპა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﺎﺑﺎ, Hindi: पपा, Marathi: पापा, Oriya: ପାପା, Tibetan: པ་པ་) is borne by more people in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as: Papá, Papà, Papă, Papã, Pápa, Pàpa, Pápá or Päpa. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Papa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 7,006th most frequent surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 90,029 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 33 percent of Papa reside; 19 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 18 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 3,795th most numerous first name globally, held by 276,813 people.

Papa is most commonly held in The Philippines, where it is borne by 14,357 people, or 1 in 7,051. In The Philippines Papa is most prevalent in: Calabarzon, where 28 percent reside, National Capital Region, where 20 percent reside and Central Luzon, where 11 percent reside. Apart from The Philippines Papa exists in 153 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 11 percent reside and India, where 10 percent reside.

Papa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Papa has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 11,047 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 3,900 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Papa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya, Muslim (67%) in Nigeria and Orthodox (54%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Papa surname are 0.13999999999999% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 53.09% registered with the political party.

The amount Papa earn in different countries varies markedly. In Italy they earn 5.59% less than the national average, earning €28,352 per year; in Peru they earn 33.64% less than the national average, earning S/. 12,863 per year; in South Africa they earn 7.85% less than the national average, earning R 218,976 per year; in Colombia they earn 33.16% less than the national average, earning $15,174,700 COP per year; in United States they earn 14.02% more than the national average, earning $49,199 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.35% more than the national average, earning $56,318 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Papá92272/
Papà92202/
Papă9268/
Papã922/
Pappa8914,330/
Papas898,011/
Papai893,477/
Papaj892,596/
Paipa892,322/
Paypa891,894/
Papay891,444/
Papaz89860/
Papat89445/
Paapa89376/
Papah89326/
Papha89188/
Papau89183/
Paupa89140/
Papad89130/
Phapa89116/
Papea89109/
Peapa89103/
Paspa8974/
Papaa8960/
Paepa8933/
Papač8925/
Hpapa8921/
Pahpa8910/
Patpa899/
Papap899/
Papoa897/
Pabpa896/
Ppapa896/
Papaá892/
Padpa892/
Pazpa891/
Papaí891/
Papaï891/
Papaś891/
Papìa891/
Pa'pa891/
Pápa83436/
Pàpa831/
Pápá831/
Päpa831/
Pappas8045,994/
Papaya802,282/
Papais80917/
Paypay80912/
Padpad80848/
Papaux80835/
Patpat80774/
Paapai80614/
Paipay80359/
Paipai80305/
Papaiy80223/
Papash80217/
Papach80217/
Paspas80206/
Papaja80153/
Papacz80143/
Padpai80134/
Papait80120/
Pashpa80110/
Papaiz80109/
Paupau8066/
Papaia8057/
Paappa8053/
Papasz8053/
Phapha8052/
Paphat8050/
Pappad8047/
Paspau8042/
Pappah8040/
Papaud8033/
Peapea8029/
Patpai8027/
Papahu8024/
Papaip8024/
Pappai8020/
Paapaa8019/
Pahapa8018/
Pappay8016/
Pappaa8013/
Ppappa8013/
Paipad8011/
Papaïs8011/
Paipah809/
Papa'a809/
Papats806/
Paupat806/
Paphai806/
Papaha806/
Papaid806/
Pappap805/
Pappat805/
Pajpai805/
Papeea805/
Pazpaz804/
Papaay804/
Papeas804/
Papast803/
Pappau803/
Papeat803/
Papaih803/
Papays803/
Paypai803/
Paipas803/
Pabpai803/
Papaat802/
Paphad802/
Papads802/
Paipat802/
Padpay802/
Papayt802/
Pajpay801/
Papaai801/
Papaas801/
Papass801/
Pappaj801/
Paapat801/
Paypah801/
Paupah801/
Hpahpa801/
Paypat801/
Paphas801/
Papiea801/
Papa'e801/
Papuľa801/
Pabpad801/
Paaipa801/
Phapaz801/
Papeha801/
Paepai801/
Paepay801/
Peapha801/
Paupas800/
Pape7539,357/
Papi7537,402/
Papo755,546/
Papy755,300/
Papé7551/
Papí758/
Papè752/
Papò752/
Papó751/
Papj751/
Paipaya738,546/
Patphai731,458/
Phaipha73506/
Phaphai73267/
Pahapay73129/
Paipais7389/
Pajpach7353/
Phappha7340/
Padphai7332/
Phaphat7312/
Papault7311/
Phatpha738/
Pappaya736/
Paepaha736/
Pattpai735/
Papaová734/
Patphat734/
Pappaas733/
Paypath732/
Pappass732/
Passpay731/
Pashpad731/
Pajpaya731/
Paapaya731/
Papaich731/
Pappaha731/
Pappaih731/
Pappatt731/
Paypaya731/
Papaitė731/
Paddpad731/
Pahppah731/
Phaphaa731/
Phaepha731/
Phabpha731/
Pappeah731/
Paypach731/
Paspach730/
Papis673,077/
Papio672,406/
Pappi671,585/
Papot671,515/
Paape671,468/
Papet671,099/
Pappe671,088/
Pappo671,004/
Phapi67932/
Papes67922/
Papez67806/
Paupe67679/
Paipi67641/
Paspe67603/
Phapo67553/
Papou67512/
Peape67416/
Pappy67409/
Paipo67354/
Papajová67338/
Paper67337/
Papoi67300/
Papeš67296/
Papoz67282/
Paupy67279/
Papit67275/
Phaiphat67252/
Peapo67219/
Papyi67216/
Papei67169/
Papie67158/
Papey67158/
Papii67145/
Papoo67127/
Papoy67112/
Phaiphai67106/
Papiz6798/
Papayová6796/
Patpo6767/
Paipe6766/
Papho6763/
Papayova6758/
Papos6758/
Papee6757/
Papij6756/
Papós6751/
Papgo6741/
Pauspaus6739/
Papuy6739/
Papiy6738/
Paspi6735/
Phape6733/
Phaephai6729/
Papeu6729/
Papoh6728/
Paepo6722/
Paypo6722/
Peapi6721/
Papfo6721/
Papep6720/
Papoj6714/
Paphe6713/
Papaiová6713/
Paupo6710/
Paapi679/
Papui679/
Papej679/
Papajova679/
Pahapaha678/
Papiś678/
Papôt678/
Patpi677/
Papaiova677/
Papih676/
Paaipaya676/
Papiç676/
Pahpi675/
Papgi675/
Papod675/
Pappé675/
Phaiphad675/
Paphi674/
Papys674/
Phapphai674/
Phauphai674/
Papée674/
Ppapi674/
Papid674/
Paapo673/
Padpi673/
Papfy673/
Paspy672/
Paped672/
Papiš672/
Papip672/
Papuo672/
Phatphai672/
Paupi672/
Patpe672/
Paspo672/
Phadphai672/
Paippatt671/
Pa'apa'a671/
Papfe671/
Papatowa671/
Papeh671/
Papoș671/
Pappà671/
Pappò671/
Papão671/
Pabpe671/
Paapá671/
Phauphau671/
Pepaa671/
Ppaipaya671/
Phaiphay671/
Pachpats671/
Hpape671/
Pfape670/

Papa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Papa in the Bengali language
পাপাpapa-
Papa in the Marathi language
पापाpapa99.76
पपाpapa0.11
पापpapa0.05
Papa in the Oriya language
ପାପାpapa92.56
ପାପାରାଓpapara'o2.56
ପପpapa0.93
ପାପpapa0.7
ପପାpapa0.23
ପାପାାpapaa0.23
Papa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺑﺎﺑﺎbaba64.04
ﺑﺎﺏbab16.85
ﺍﺑﺎﺑﺎababa4.49
ﺍﺑﺎﺏabab4.49
ﺑﺐbb3.37
ﺃﺑﺎﺑﺎababa1.12
ﺑﺎﺑﻪbabh1.12
ﺍﺑﺒﺎabba1.12
ﺍﺑﺐabb1.12
Papa in the Hindi language
पपाpapa53.8
पापाpapa44.97
पपpapa0.21
रुपाrupa0.21
Papa in the Georgian language
პაპაpapa50
ფაფაpapa50
Papa in the Tibetan language
པ་པ་papa50
སྤགས་པ།pakpa25
སྤ་པ།papa25

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