Papama Surname

496,702nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 664 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Namibia

Papama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Papama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India5411:1,417,86654,265
South Africa731:742,16051,964
France251:2,656,909193,074
Zimbabwe131:1,187,55768,998
Namibia91:267,71110,023
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

Papama (1,015) may also be a first name.

Papama Last Name Facts

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

The last name Papama (Marathi: पापामा, Oriya: ପାପାମା) is found in India more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Papama? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 496,702nd most frequently used last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 10,975,220 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 81 percent of Papama reside; 81 percent reside in South Asia and 81 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Papama is also the 252,141st most widely held first name globally, held by 1,015 people.

The last name is most commonly held in India, where it is carried by 541 people, or 1 in 1,417,866. In India it is most numerous in: Odisha, where 96 percent live, Tamil Nadu, where 2 percent live and Andhra Pradesh, where 1 percent live. Not including India this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 11 percent live and France, where 4 percent live.

Papama Last Name Statistics demography

Papama earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 49.46% less than the national average, earning R 120,096 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Papamma923,665/
Papaama9211/
Papamau928/
Pappama927/
Papamoa925/
Paepama923/
Papamai922/
Patpama921/
Papamaa921/
Phaphama86147/
Pappamma8616/
Paupamah8614/
Papaamma866/
Paapamma865/
Papaymma864/
Papaimma863/
Papamaja861/
Papammah861/
Papamaya861/
Papameau860/
Papamo83493/
Papame8326/
Papami8315/
Pepama831/
Pashpamma801/
Papamie77180/
Papammi773/
Papomad772/
Papamit771/
Papomma771/
Papaami771/
Papouma771/
Papamei771/
Papames771/
Padpame771/
Phaphami7155/
Phaphame715/
Papoomma713/
Phaphoma711/
Pgopamma711/
Paspasme711/
Popoma679/
Phophamas673/
Popame671/
Pepoma671/
Papemo671/
Pepema671/

Papama Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Papama in the Oriya language
ପାପାମାpapama91.71
ପାପମାpapama2.65
ପାପାାpapaa0.88
ପପାମାpapama0.88
ଅପାପାମାapapama0.18
ପାପାମpapama0.18
ମୁପାପାମାmupapama0.18
ଗାନଗାଲାganagala0.18
ପାମାମାpamama0.18
ଭାଗମାbhagama0.18
କୁପାପାମାkupapama0.18
ବୁପାପାମାbupapama0.18
Papama in the Marathi language
पापामाpapama90
पापाpapa10

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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 Papama
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