Papapu Surname

270,886th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,439 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Papapu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Papapu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1,4231:539,04826,677
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243

Papapu (125,875) may also be a first name.

Papapu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Papapu (Hindi: पपपू, Marathi: पपपु) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Papapu.

How Common Is The Last Name Papapu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 270,886th most commonly occurring family name globally, borne by around 1 in 5,064,313 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Papapu live; 99 percent live in South Asia and 99 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 8,246th most widely held first name worldwide. It is borne by 125,875 people.

It is most prevalent in India, where it is held by 1,423 people, or 1 in 539,048. In India it is mostly found in: Bihar, where 100 percent live, Madhya Pradesh, where 0 percent live and Maharashtra, where 0 percent live. Besides India Papapu is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent live and Indonesia, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Patpapu923/
Papappu923/
Papaapu921/
Papapuu921/
Papa'apu861/
Papapuua861/
Papepu831/
Papoppu775/
Poppapu774/
Pappopu771/
Pappoppu7146/
Popopu672/
Pepepu672/
Pepopu671/
Poppopu6218/
Popoppu627/
Poppoppu57183/
Poppadpu571/
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Papapu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Papapu in the Marathi language
पपपुpapapu-
Papapu in the Hindi language
पपपूpapapu68.75
पप्पूpappu15.63
पपपुpapapu12.5
पप्पुpappu3.13

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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 Papapu
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