Papangu Surname

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

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Solomon Islands
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Papangu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Papangu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Solomon Islands291:20,0013,902
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Papangu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Papangu is carried by more people in The Solomon Islands than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Papangu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,602,217th most widespread last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 242,918,197 people. The surname Papangu occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 97 percent of Papangu are found; 97 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 97 percent are found in Solomonic Oceania.

The last name is most widely held in The Solomon Islands, where it is held by 29 people, or 1 in 20,001. In The Solomon Islands Papangu is primarily concentrated in: Guadalcanal Province, where 90 percent live, Capital Territory, where 3 percent live and Central Province, where 3 percent live. Aside from The Solomon Islands this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Papanu9249/
Papagu9226/
Papanau8631/
Papagou8626/
Papanui8614/
Papanou8611/
Papeanu868/
Pahpanu861/
Paspanu861/
Patpanu861/
Peapaguh801/
Papagoud801/
Popanu77176/
Papanú772/
Paponu771/
Papainnou751/
Popeanu7121/
Popanou712/
Paponaud6742/
Papounou671/
Paponnaud6398/
Papounaud634/
Poponu6244/
Poponut579/
Potpogu577/
Poponuț571/
Popogou571/
Peupogu571/
Pospogu571/
Pouponneu501/

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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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  • 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 Papangu
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