Papadu Surname

2,372,517th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 65 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
South Africa

Papadu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Papadu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India561:13,697,596234,369
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966

Papadu (12) may also be a first name.

Papadu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Papadu (Marathi: पापडू, Oriya: ପାପାଡୁ) is more frequently found in India than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Papadu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,372,517th most numerous last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 112,116,091 people. The surname Papadu is mostly found in Asia, where 86 percent of Papadu reside; 86 percent reside in South Asia and 86 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 3,306,491st most widely held given name worldwide It is held by 12 people.

The last name is most common in India, where it is held by 56 people, or 1 in 13,697,596. In India Papadu is most prevalent in: Maharashtra, where 91 percent reside, Odisha, where 5 percent reside and Andhra Pradesh, where 2 percent reside. Excluding India this last name is found in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 14 percent reside.

Papadu Last Name Statistics demography

Papadu earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 102.2% more than the national average, earning R 480,504 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Paipadu929/
Papadou922/
Paypadu921/
Papadui921/
Pappadu921/
Papaidou861/
Papodu8314/
Pepadu831/
Paipedu7715/
Pappodu771/
Papoudou713/
Popaduch711/
Popodu6795/

Papadu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Papadu in the Oriya language
ପାପାଡୁpapadu57.14
ପାପଡୁpapadu42.86
Papadu in the Marathi language
पापडूpapadu51.16
पापडुpapadu48.84

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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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  • 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 Papadu
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