Papajani Surname

597,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 521 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Albania
Highest density in:
Albania

Papajani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Papajani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Albania3671:7,9401,518
Greece781:142,04923,538
United States381:9,538,393399,091
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
England91:6,190,895170,599
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
France21:33,211,361423,184
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990

The alternate forms: Papajáni (1) are calculated separately.

Papajani Last Name Facts

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

Papajani is found in Albania more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Papajáni. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Papajani? popularity and diffusion

It is the 597,433rd most common family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 13,987,612 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 89 percent of Papajani are found; 86 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 71 percent are found in Albano-Europe.

This surname is most frequently held in Albania, where it is carried by 367 people, or 1 in 7,940. In Albania Papajani is most prevalent in: Tirana County, where 38 percent reside, Vlorë County, where 16 percent reside and Fier County, where 13 percent reside. Excluding Albania this surname exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in Greece, where 15 percent reside and The United States, where 7 percent reside.

Papajani Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Papajani surname are 35.66% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 88.89% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Papajani earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 4.82% more than the national average, earning $45,230 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.3% less than the national average, earning $47,545 CAD per year.

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Papajani
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