Papai Surname
Approximately 3,477 people bear this surname
Papai Surname User-submission:
The Papai surname means 'from Pápa, Hungary'.
Papai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 1,336 | 1:34,566 | 3,742 |
| Romania | 336 | 1:59,756 | 7,249 |
| United States | 308 | 1:1,176,815 | 84,096 |
| Brazil | 281 | 1:761,830 | 27,755 |
| Austria | 206 | 1:41,337 | 6,645 |
| Iran | 200 | 1:383,913 | 24,951 |
| Papua New Guinea | 132 | 1:61,771 | 8,000 |
| Ukraine | 126 | 1:361,291 | 44,578 |
| French Polynesia | 86 | 1:3,265 | 709 |
| India | 57 | 1:13,457,287 | 231,997 |
| Hungary | 41 | 1:239,421 | 19,309 |
| Solomon Islands | 35 | 1:16,572 | 3,167 |
| Canada | 34 | 1:1,083,694 | 79,951 |
| England | 31 | 1:1,797,357 | 72,927 |
| Uganda | 24 | 1:1,626,637 | 57,482 |
| France | 22 | 1:3,019,215 | 204,848 |
| Sweden | 16 | 1:615,422 | 45,338 |
| Slovakia | 13 | 1:410,496 | 52,415 |
| Germany | 13 | 1:6,192,728 | 213,814 |
| Cameroon | 11 | 1:1,888,097 | 98,267 |
| Indonesia | 11 | 1:12,022,654 | 410,938 |
| Czechia | 11 | 1:966,679 | 76,885 |
| Tanzania | 10 | 1:5,294,161 | 57,086 |
| Spain | 10 | 1:4,675,204 | 78,608 |
| Netherlands | 9 | 1:1,876,353 | 85,467 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Israel | 9 | 1:950,848 | 57,975 |
| Malaysia | 9 | 1:3,277,136 | 121,952 |
| Greece | 8 | 1:1,384,974 | 86,362 |
| Cook Islands | 8 | 1:2,272 | 577 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Croatia | 7 | 1:604,086 | 40,820 |
| Albania | 6 | 1:485,676 | 18,535 |
| Liberia | 6 | 1:734,756 | 29,369 |
| Belarus | 6 | 1:1,583,510 | 89,472 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Taiwan | 4 | 1:5,861,186 | 33,577 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 1 | 1:1,728,021 | 323 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
The alternate forms: Pápai (4,120), Papaí (1) & Papaï (1) are calculated separately.
Papai (6,589) may also be a first name.
Papai Surname Meaning
Papai Demographics
Average Male Papai Height
172.87 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Papai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Papai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Papai (Bengali: পাপাই, Hindi: पपई, Marathi: पापई, Oriya: ପାପାଇ, Russian: Папаи) is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Pápai, Papaí or Papaï. For other potential spellings of Papai click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Papai? popularity and diffusion
The surname Papai is the 130,135th most common last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 2,095,929 people. Papai is predominantly found in Africa, where 40 percent of Papai reside; 39 percent reside in East Africa and 34 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Papai is also the 80,694th most frequently used given name world-wide, borne by 6,589 people.
Papai is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is carried by 1,336 people, or 1 in 34,566. In Kenya Papai is most common in: Busia County, where 75 percent reside, Bungoma County, where 8 percent reside and Narok County, where 6 percent reside. Excluding Kenya Papai occurs in 58 countries. It is also common in Romania, where 10 percent reside and The United States, where 9 percent reside.
Papai Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Papai last name are 25.06% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 71.83% being registered with the political party.
The amount Papai earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 21.47% more than the national average, earning $52,411 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.83% less than the national average, earning $45,794 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Papai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Papai in the Bengali language | ||
| পাপাই | papa'i | 91.67 |
| পাপই | papa'i | 6.25 |
| পপাই | papa'i | 2.08 |
| Papai in the Oriya language | ||
| ପାପାଇ | papa'i | 77.78 |
| ପାପାଇାଇଁ | papaia'im | 11.11 |
| ପାପାଈ | papa'i | 11.11 |
| Papai in the Hindi language | ||
| पपई | papa'i | 68.42 |
| पापाई | papa'i | 10.53 |
| पापई | papa'i | 10.53 |
| पपाई | papa'i | 5.26 |
| पपइ | papa'i | 5.26 |
| Papai in the Marathi language | ||
| पापई | papa'i | 36.36 |
| पपई | papa'i | 36.36 |
| पापाई | papa'i | 27.27 |
| Papai in the Russian language | ||
| Папаи | papai | - |
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