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.

Papapu Surname Distribution Map

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

Papapu (Hindi: पपपू, Marathi: पपपु) is more frequently found in India than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Papapu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 270,886th most frequently used last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 5,064,313 people. The surname Papapu occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Papapu live; 99 percent live in South Asia and 99 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Papapu is also the 8,246th most widely held first name internationally. It is borne by 125,875 people.

It is most common in India, where it is carried by 1,423 people, or 1 in 539,048. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Bihar, where 100 percent are found, Madhya Pradesh, where 0 percent are found and Maharashtra, where 0 percent are found. Excluding India this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent are found and Indonesia, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Patpapu923/
Papappu923/
Papaapu921/
Papapuu921/
Papa'apu861/
Papapuua861/
Papepu831/
Papoppu775/
Poppapu774/
Pappopu771/
Pappoppu7146/
Popopu672/
Pepepu672/
Pepopu671/
Poppopu6218/
Popoppu627/
Poppoppu57183/
Poppadpu571/

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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Papapu
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