Papanek Surname

746,827th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 385 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Papanek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Papanek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2111:1,717,815113,709
Slovakia941:56,77110,969
Hungary491:200,33216,931
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
England31:18,572,686338,250
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

The alternate forms: Papánek (293) are calculated separately.

Papanek Last Name Facts

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

The last name Papanek occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Papánek. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Papanek? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 746,827th most commonly held last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 18,928,691 people. The surname Papanek is predominantly found in The Americas, where 59 percent of Papanek live; 58 percent live in North America and 57 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name Papanek is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 211 people, or 1 in 1,717,815. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: California, where 19 percent reside, Illinois, where 17 percent reside and Ohio, where 12 percent reside. Other than The United States it exists in 12 countries. It is also common in Slovakia, where 24 percent reside and Hungary, where 13 percent reside.

Papanek Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Papanek surname are 1.53% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 54.76% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Papanek earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 5.64% more than the national average, earning $45,581 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.92% less than the national average, earning $44,259 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Papánek95293/
Pappanek934/
Papanik864/
Papenek861/
Papaneková822/
Papanaik804/
Papaniec801/
Papaynik801/
Papankova7521/
Papeneick751/
Pappanaik751/
Papanic7118/
Papáneková7113/
Papanecová711/
Papenick671/
Popenik571/
Popotnik5328/
Poponick5320/
Popatnik5318/
Pepeunik539/
Popenuik537/

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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 Papanek
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