Papani Surname

209,960th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,967 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Niue

Papani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Papani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1,5231:503,65425,333
Brazil1391:1,540,10351,247
South Africa1351:401,31635,360
Italy821:745,81361,559
Niger241:799,66718,510
England161:3,482,379114,324
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Greece91:1,231,08885,267
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Niue71:23155
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Tonga11:107,313791
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Papani (639) may also be a first name.

Papani Last Name Facts

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

The surname Papani (Bengali: পাপনী, Hindi: पपने, Marathi: पापानी, Oriya: ପାପାନୀ) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Papani? popularity and diffusion

The last name Papani is the 209,960th most numerous family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,704,904 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 78 percent of Papani are found; 77 percent are found in South Asia and 77 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Papani is also the 329,113th most widespread first name internationally. It is borne by 639 people.

It is most widely held in India, where it is borne by 1,523 people, or 1 in 503,654. In India Papani is most numerous in: Telangana, where 54 percent reside, Andhra Pradesh, where 37 percent reside and Maharashtra, where 6 percent reside. Not including India this surname exists in 16 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 7 percent reside and South Africa, where 7 percent reside.

Papani Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Papani earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 21.86% less than the national average, earning R 185,700 per year and in United States they earn 10.77% less than the national average, earning $38,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Papani Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Papani in the Bengali language
পাপনীpapani-
Papani in the Hindi language
पपनेpapane66.67
पपनीpapani33.33
Papani in the Marathi language
पापानीpapani51.69
पापाणीpapani22.03
पापािनpapaina6.78
पपानीpapani3.39
पापांनीpapanni3.39
पापनीpapani3.39
पापणीpapani3.39
पापpapa3.39
पपणीpapani1.69
Papani in the Oriya language
ପାପାନୀpapani26.09
ପାପାନିpapani21.74
ପପନିpapani13.04
ପାପନୀpapani13.04
ପପନୀpapani8.7
ପଂଣିpanni4.35
ପପଣୀpapani4.35
ପଂନୀpanni4.35
ପପାନିpapani4.35

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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 Papani
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