Papami Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Papami Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Papami Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe131:1,187,55768,998
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Papami (54) may also be a first name.

Papami Last Name Facts

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

The surname Papami (Marathi: पापािम) is carried by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Papami? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,057,639th most commonly held family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. The last name Papami occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Papami are found; 87 percent are found in Southern Africa and 87 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,350,955th most common forename world-wide, borne by 54 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 1,187,557. In Zimbabwe Papami is primarily found in: Manicaland Province, where 54 percent live and Masvingo Province, where 46 percent live. Barring Zimbabwe it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 7 percent live and Nigeria, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Papamie92180/
Papammi923/
Papamai922/
Papamit921/
Papaami921/
Papamei921/
Phaphami8655/
Papama83664/
Papame8326/
Papamma773,665/
Papaama7711/
Pappama777/
Papamoa775/
Papames771/
Papamaa771/
Padpame771/
Pappamehie751/
Phaphama71147/
Pappamma7116/
Papaamma716/
Phaphame715/
Paapamma715/
Papaymma714/
Papaimma713/
Papamaya711/
Papamaja711/
Paspasme711/
Pepame676/
Papemy671/
Papeme671/
Popame671/
Popomi671/
Pepomi671/
Pepemi671/
Phophamid671/

Papami Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Papami in the Marathi language
पापािमpapaima-

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Papami
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