Papanda Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Papanda Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Papanda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea141:582,40870,330
Cameroon131:1,597,62187,539
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

Papanda Last Name Facts

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

The last name Papanda is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Papanda? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,602,217th most frequently held last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 242,918,197 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 47 percent of Papanda live; 47 percent live in Oceania Islands and 47 percent live in Papuan Oceania.

The surname is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 582,408. In Papua New Guinea Papanda is most common in: Southern Highlands, where 64 percent reside and Morobe, where 36 percent reside. Outside of Papua New Guinea Papanda occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 43 percent reside and Afghanistan, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Papanday931/
Papandiea883/
Popanda86602/
Papandi86145/
Papando8619/
Papandy867/
Papande861/
Papandey807/
Poppanda807/
Papgandi803/
Pappandi802/
Paspandi801/
Papandit801/
Papandou801/
Pachpande753,453/
Pepando719/
Popande715/
Popandi715/
Papondo713/
Papondi711/
Phauphandi711/
Paachpande711/
Popando711/
Poopandi675/
Papoundy671/
Phophandi631,986/
Pooppandi631/
Phophandii591/
Phoiphandi591/
Popondo57118/
Poponde5731/
Popondi576/
Poupondo531/

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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
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  • 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 Papanda
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