Papao Surname
Approximately 860 people bear this surname
Papao Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thailand | 703 | 1:100,481 | 14,428 |
| Papua New Guinea | 97 | 1:84,059 | 11,132 |
| Solomon Islands | 22 | 1:26,365 | 5,164 |
| Philippines | 12 | 1:8,436,519 | 202,133 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| Argentina | 5 | 1:8,548,683 | 204,003 |
| Fiji | 4 | 1:223,598 | 2,635 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
The alternate forms: Papâo (1) are calculated separately.
Papao (738) may also be a first name.
Papao Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Papao Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Papao is borne by more people in Thailand than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Papâo. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Papao? popularity and diffusion
Papao is the 406,994th most prevalent surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 8,473,891 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 83 percent of Papao live; 83 percent live in Southeast Asia and 82 percent live in Tai-Asia. Papao is also the 302,944th most frequent first name at a global level, held by 738 people.
This last name is most frequently held in Thailand, where it is held by 703 people, or 1 in 100,481. In Thailand it is mostly concentrated in: Chaiyaphum Province, where 48 percent live, Surin Province, where 46 percent live and Bangkok, where 2 percent live. Other than Thailand it occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 11 percent live and The Solomon Islands, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papâo | 93 | 1 | / |
| Patpao | 91 | 78 | / |
| Padpao | 91 | 16 | / |
| Papaou | 91 | 16 | / |
| Papaho | 91 | 1 | / |
| Phapao | 91 | 1 | / |
| Phatpao | 83 | 166 | / |
| Phadpao | 83 | 28 | / |
| Phaphao | 83 | 25 | / |
| Papaiyo | 83 | 10 | / |
| Papayio | 83 | 8 | / |
| Pepao | 80 | 7 | / |
| Papoa | 80 | 7 | / |
| Popao | 80 | 1 | / |
| Poipao | 73 | 52 | / |
| Papaua | 73 | 27 | / |
| Papaea | 73 | 16 | / |
| Papoho | 73 | 2 | / |
| Phaiphaeo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Papayya | 67 | 313 | / |
| Papaiya | 67 | 104 | / |
| Phophao | 67 | 32 | / |
| Peapouo | 67 | 11 | / |
| Phoopao | 67 | 4 | / |
| Poohpao | 67 | 1 | / |
| Poophao | 67 | 1 | / |
| Papouoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Papgouo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Papahau | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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- 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 Papao
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