Papalu Surname

1,185,157th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 200 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Papalu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Papalu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1001:7,670,654164,164
DR Congo891:830,10857,152
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Papalu (845) may also be a first name.

Papalu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Papalu (Bengali: পাপলু, Hindi: पपलू, Marathi: पापलू, Oriya: ପାପାଲୁ) is found most in India. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Papalu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,185,157th most frequently used family name globally, borne by around 1 in 36,437,730 people. The last name Papalu occurs mostly in Asia, where 53 percent of Papalu reside; 50 percent reside in South Asia and 50 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Papalu is also the 280,595th most prevalent first name internationally It is held by 845 people.

The last name is most frequently used in India, where it is held by 100 people, or 1 in 7,670,654. In India Papalu is primarily concentrated in: Odisha, where 51 percent live, Andhra Pradesh, where 43 percent live and Bihar, where 5 percent live. Barring India it is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 45 percent live and Indonesia, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Papalou9282/
Papaleu9213/
Papalau9212/
Pappalu9210/
Papailu925/
Paspalu923/
Papaliu921/
Pappalau8640/
Papailiu864/
Papallou862/
Peapalud862/
Papalous861/
Papailou861/
Phaphalu861/
Papolu831,785/
Pepalu8320/
Papelu831/
Papailhau80102/
Papaillou801/
Papeleu7783/
Paapolu7774/
Papollu777/
Potpalu774/
Poppalu774/
Pappolu774/
Poopalu773/
Popalus771/
Papolus771/
Papelau771/
Paspolu771/
Pappelau7160/
Poupalou7132/
Padpollu714/
Pophaleu711/
Papoulou711/
Pappolou711/
Pepallau711/
Popolu6732/
Pepelu6712/
Pepolu671/

Papalu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Papalu in the Bengali language
পাপলুpapalu-
Papalu in the Oriya language
ପାପାଲୁpapalu82.09
ପାପଲୁpapalu5.97
ପପଲୁpapalu2.99
ପପାଳୁpapalu2.99
ପାପାଳୁpapalu1.49
ପପାଲୁpapalu1.49
ପାପାଲୂpapalu1.49
Papalu in the Hindi language
पपलूpapalu60.87
पपलुpapalu30.43
पपालूpapalu4.35
पपालुpapalu4.35
Papalu in the Marathi language
पापलूpapalu27.27
पपलूpapalu18.18
पपलुpapalu18.18
पपलूानेpapaluane9.09
रूपलूrupalu9.09
पापळुpapalu9.09
पापलुpapalu9.09

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Footnotes

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