Papai Surname

130,135th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,477 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Cook Islands

Papai Surname User-submission:

The Papai surname means 'from Pápa, Hungary'.

Papai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,3361:34,5663,742
Romania3361:59,7567,249
United States3081:1,176,81584,096
Brazil2811:761,83027,755
Austria2061:41,3376,645
Iran2001:383,91324,951
Papua New Guinea1321:61,7718,000
Ukraine1261:361,29144,578
French Polynesia861:3,265709
India571:13,457,287231,997
Hungary411:239,42119,309
Solomon Islands351:16,5723,167
Canada341:1,083,69479,951
England311:1,797,35772,927
Uganda241:1,626,63757,482
France221:3,019,215204,848
Sweden161:615,42245,338
Slovakia131:410,49652,415
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Cameroon111:1,888,09798,267
Indonesia111:12,022,654410,938
Czechia111:966,67976,885
Tanzania101:5,294,16157,086
Spain101:4,675,20478,608
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Israel91:950,84857,975
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Greece81:1,384,97486,362
Cook Islands81:2,272577
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Croatia71:604,08640,820
Albania61:485,67618,535
Liberia61:734,75629,369
Belarus61:1,583,51089,472
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Belize11:355,4743,977
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Guinea-Bissau11:1,728,021323
Iceland11:380,09011,096

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

User-submitted Reference

The Papai surname means 'from Pápa, Hungary'.

- lpapai

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pápai934,120/
Papaí931/
Papaï931/
Papais91917/
Paapai91614/
Papaiy91223/
Papayi91200/
Padpai91134/
Papait91120/
Papaiz91109/
Papaji9197/
Papaia9157/
Patpai9127/
Papaip9124/
Pappai9120/
Papaie917/
Paphai916/
Papaid916/
Pajpai915/
Papaio914/
Papaih913/
Paypai913/
Pabpai913/
Papaai911/
Paepai911/
Papa8980,947/
Papi8937,402/
Patphai831,458/
Papaiah83838/
Phaphai83267/
Padphai8332/
Papahiu8317/
Papaiyo8310/
Papayio838/
Pappayi835/
Pattpai835/
Papaich831/
Papaiha831/
Papayii831/
Pappaih831/
Pappaji831/
Papaitė831/
Pahpaie831/
Papauie831/
Papayie831/
Phatpai831/
Peatpai831/
Pappa8014,330/
Papas808,011/
Papis803,077/
Papaj802,596/
Papio802,406/
Paypa801,894/
Pappi801,585/
Papay801,444/
Phapi80932/
Papaz80860/
Papat80445/
Paapa80376/
Papah80326/
Papoi80300/
Papit80275/
Papyi80216/
Papae80211/
Papha80188/
Papau80183/
Papei80169/
Papie80158/
Papii80145/
Paupa80140/
Papad80130/
Phapa80116/
Popai80111/
Papea80109/
Peapa80103/
Papiz8098/
Paspa8074/
Pepai8065/
Papaa8060/
Papij8056/
Papiy8038/
Paspi8035/
Paepa8033/
Papač8025/
Peapi8021/
Hpapa8021/
Pahpa8010/
Patpa809/
Paapi809/
Papui809/
Papap809/
Papiś808/
Patpi807/
Papoa807/
Papih806/
Pabpa806/
Papiç806/
Ppapa806/
Pahpi805/
Papgi805/
Paphi804/
Ppapi804/
Papid804/
Padpi803/
Paepi802/
Papiš802/
Papaá802/
Papip802/
Paupi802/
Padpa802/
Pazpa801/
Papaś801/
Papìa801/
Pa'pa801/
Papaaiah772,254/
Phaephai7729/
Pappaiah7715/
Papaiová7713/
Paapaiah7712/
Papaiova777/
Phapphai774/
Phauphai774/
Paapaayi773/
Phatphai772/
Phadphai772/
Peachpai771/
Pappas7345,994/
Papiya733,405/
Papaya732,282/
Paypay73912/
Padpad73848/
Papaux73835/
Patpat73774/
Pappis73625/
Papish73576/
Papich73564/
Papeya73528/
Pospai73315/
Papash73217/
Papach73217/
Paspas73206/
Patphi73192/
Papaja73153/
Papoji73146/
Papacz73143/
Phaphi73126/
Papaye73118/
Pashpa73110/
Popaiz7383/
Papayo7377/
Papiyo7377/
Paupau7366/
Papisz7355/
Paappa7353/
Papasz7353/
Phapha7352/
Paphat7350/
Papist7348/
Pappad7347/
Pappie7344/
Paspau7342/
Pappah7340/
Papuja7335/
Papaud7333/
Paupie7330/
Peapea7329/
Papuji7328/
Papahu7324/
Paapaa7319/
Papeis7318/
Pahapa7318/
Pappay7316/
Paapio7316/
Papayy7315/
Pappaa7313/
Phapit7313/
Ppappa7313/
Papuit7312/
Pajpei7311/
Papaïs7311/
Padpui7311/
Papéis739/
Papa'a739/
Popaie739/
Pathpi737/
Papois737/
Popaio737/
Papats736/
Paupat736/
Papaha736/
Pappap735/
Pappat735/
Papeea735/
Paphis734/
Pazpaz734/
Papaay734/
Paspih734/
Papeas734/
Popaić734/
Papiye734/
Paspei734/
Papast733/
Pappau733/
Papyya733/
Papeat733/
Paspit733/
Papoya733/
Pappio733/
Papays733/
Pappei733/
Paupit733/
Patpui733/
Papaat732/
Paphad732/
Poipai732/
Papiss732/
Papads732/
Papaje732/
Paupis732/
Podpai732/
Padpay732/
Papayt732/
Paupae732/
Phapae732/
Popgai731/
Phaspi731/
Pajpay731/
Paapie731/
Papaas731/
Papass731/
Pappaj731/
Pappui731/
Papuya731/
Paapat731/
Paypah731/
Poupai731/
Paupah731/
Papoyi731/
Hpahpa731/
Paypat731/
Paspip731/
Papawe731/
Paphae731/
Paphas731/
Papiea731/
Papiyi731/
Papa'e731/
Papaju731/
Papuid731/
Papuľa731/
Pabpad731/
Paaipa731/
Popait731/
Phapaz731/
Papija731/
Phopai731/
Phapis731/
Phappi731/
Phapui731/
Poopai731/
Puipai731/
Paphio731/
Papeha731/
Pabpei731/
Paepay731/
Paypae731/
Peapha731/
Paupas730/
Paappaiah711/
Bpappaiah711/
Pape6739,357/
Popi6716,465/
Papy675,300/
Pepi675,137/
Popoaia67422/
Papá67272/
Papà67202/
Pahapay67129/
Phatpui67120/
Papă6768/
Phaphui6767/
Paypaye6758/
Pajpach6753/
Papé6751/
Phappha6740/
Phatphi6731/
Phephai6723/
Phophai6717/
Papajou6715/
Papajee6714/
Pajpeyi6713/
Phaphat6712/
Papisch6712/
Pappiya6712/
Papault6711/
Pappayo679/
Pappoji678/
Papí678/
Phatpha678/
Pošpaić677/
Pappaya676/
Paepaha676/
Papayah676/
Pappish675/
Papaová674/
Papayeh674/
Patphat674/
Papayas674/
Phodpai674/
Paphoji673/
Pappaas673/
Pappaye673/
Paepaya673/
Papieja673/
Paypath672/
Papehas672/
Pappass672/
Pappuji672/
Popaitė672/
Papã672/
Papè672/
Papiyah672/
Potphai672/
Pathpei671/
Patpaya671/
Passpay671/
Pashpad671/
Pajpaya671/
Paapaya671/
Papheja671/
Paphith671/
Pappaha671/
Pappatt671/
Pappitt671/
Paypaya671/
Papgayo671/
Papiyas671/
Pappich671/
Papajes671/
Paddpad671/
Phaphit671/
Pospaiu671/
Pahppah671/
Paaipes671/
Phaphaa671/
Phaepha671/
Phabpha671/
Peupaio671/
Poophai671/
Pappeah671/
Papj671/
Paephoi671/
Peephai671/
Paypach671/
Peapish671/
Peapiya671/
Paupish670/
Papphie670/
Paspach670/

Papai Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Papai in the Bengali language
পাপাইpapa'i91.67
পাপইpapa'i6.25
পপাইpapa'i2.08
Papai in the Oriya language
ପାପାଇpapa'i77.78
ପାପାଇାଇଁpapaia'im11.11
ପାପାଈpapa'i11.11
Papai in the Hindi language
पपईpapa'i68.42
पापाईpapa'i10.53
पापईpapa'i10.53
पपाईpapa'i5.26
पपइpapa'i5.26
Papai in the Marathi language
पापईpapa'i36.36
पपईpapa'i36.36
पापाईpapa'i27.27
Papai in the Russian language
Папаиpapai-

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