Papas Surname

62,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,011 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Cyprus

Papas Surname Definition:

(Greek) The priest.

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Papas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,7831:203,28619,967
Philippines1,6471:61,46810,403
Greece1,6401:6,756775
Australia1,2401:21,7713,011
Cyprus3121:2,836341
Canada2621:140,63214,476
South Africa1611:336,50731,327
England1531:364,17025,923
Peru1441:220,7239,717
Albania1381:21,1163,606
Germany811:993,89568,573
Brazil411:5,221,325132,593
Turkey401:1,945,53668,232
Poland291:1,310,64781,985
Norway251:205,69123,411
Belgium251:459,86646,150
France241:2,767,613196,808
Nigeria231:7,701,859170,290
India181:42,614,743461,117
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Mexico131:9,548,17038,962
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
Guam121:13,3432,098
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Austria111:774,13064,097
Spain111:4,250,18575,241
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Argentina91:4,749,268159,873
Bulgaria91:775,43429,551
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
North Macedonia21:1,050,73626,362
China21:683,660,78330,601
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Uruguay21:1,715,87935,955
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

The alternate forms: Papás (11) & Papaś (1) are calculated separately.

Papas (312) may also be a first name.

Papas Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Greek) The priest.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

Pappas sounds exactly like the Greek word for 'priest', papas. The only thing that is different is the spelling. The king in playing cards is also called papas and there is a card game in Greece called "pappas".

- george184nf

Papas Last Name Facts

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

Papas (Arabic: باباس, Bengali: পাপস, Hindi: पापस, Marathi: पापस, Oriya: ପାପସ) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may appear as: Papás or Papaś. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Papas? popularity and diffusion

It is the 62,640th most commonly used family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 909,692 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 31 percent of Papas are found; 26 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 24 percent are found in Helleno-Europe. It is also the 497,456th most frequently held first name worldwide It is held by 312 people.

It is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 1,783 people, or 1 in 203,286. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: New York, where 15 percent are found, California, where 13 percent are found and Illinois, where 9 percent are found. Outside of The United States Papas occurs in 78 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 21 percent are found and Greece, where 20 percent are found.

Papas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Papas has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Papas last name rose 16,209 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Papas Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Papas are 1.36% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 54.59% registered with the party.

The amount Papas earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 1.43% more than the national average, earning 351,041 kr per year; in Peru they earn 43.01% less than the national average, earning S/. 11,048 per year; in South Africa they earn 96.91% more than the national average, earning R 467,940 per year; in United States they earn 20.46% more than the national average, earning $51,977 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.2% more than the national average, earning $56,240 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Papás9311/
Papaś931/
Pappas9145,994/
Papais91917/
Papash91217/
Papasz9153/
Papaïs9111/
Papase919/
Papats916/
Papeas914/
Papast913/
Papays913/
Paipas913/
Papads912/
Papaas911/
Papass911/
Paphas911/
Paupas910/
Papa8980,947/
Paipais8389/
Papashe8322/
Pappaas833/
Pappass832/
Papasse831/
Pappa8014,330/
Papai803,477/
Papaj802,596/
Paipa802,322/
Paypa801,894/
Papay801,444/
Papac801,030/
Papaz80860/
Papat80445/
Paapa80376/
Papah80326/
Papha80188/
Papau80183/
Pepas80159/
Paupa80140/
Popas80138/
Papad80130/
Phapa80116/
Papea80109/
Peapa80103/
Papaa8060/
Papos8058/
Papós8051/
Papač8025/
Hpapa8021/
Pahpa8010/
Patpa809/
Papap809/
Papoa807/
Pabpa806/
Ppapa806/
Papaá802/
Padpa802/
Pazpa801/
Papaí801/
Papaï801/
Papìa801/
Pa'pa801/
Pauspaus7739/
Papasova7733/
Papasová775/
Phaphase771/
Paphashe771/
Pachpats771/
Peppas733,256/
Paypay73912/
Padpad73848/
Papaux73835/
Patpat73774/
Papaix73695/
Paapai73614/
Pappos73464/
Paipay73359/
Paipai73305/
Papaiy73223/
Papach73217/
Papacz73143/
Padpai73134/
Papait73120/
Poppas73119/
Papaiz73109/
Paupau7366/
Paappa7353/
Papace7352/
Phapha7352/
Paphat7350/
Pappad7347/
Papous7345/
Pappah7340/
Papaud7333/
Popase7332/
Poupas7331/
Peapea7329/
Paphos7328/
Peepas7328/
Patpai7327/
Papahu7324/
Papaip7324/
Peapos7320/
Pappai7320/
Paapaa7319/
Papeis7318/
Pahapa7318/
Pappay7316/
Pappaa7313/
Ppappa7313/
Papaïx7313/
Paipad7311/
Popash7310/
Paipah739/
Papa'a739/
Papois737/
Paupat736/
Paphai736/
Papaha736/
Papaid736/
Pappap735/
Pappat735/
Pajpai735/
Papeea735/
Pazpaz734/
Papaay734/
Pappau733/
Papeat733/
Papaih733/
Paposh733/
Paypai733/
Pabpai733/
Papaat732/
Paphad732/
Pohpas732/
Pappás732/
Paipat732/
Padpay732/
Papayt732/
Pajpay731/
Papaai731/
Papose731/
Pappaj731/
Paapat731/
Paypah731/
Paupah731/
Hpahpa731/
Paypat731/
Papiea731/
Papa'e731/
Pabpad731/
Paaipa731/
Pepeas731/
Pospas731/
Phapaz731/
Peapha731/
Papashova715/
Pappasová714/
Papo675,546/
Patphai671,458/
Phaipha67506/
Pappous67385/
Papá67272/
Phaphai67267/
Papà67202/
Pahapay67129/
Phopase6798/
Papă6768/
Pajpach6753/
Phappha6740/
Padphai6732/
Phaphat6712/
Papault6711/
Phatpha678/
Pappace676/
Potpase676/
Pattpai675/
Papaová674/
Phophas674/
Patphat674/
Paypath672/
Papã672/
Papò672/
Papaich671/
Pappaha671/
Pappaih671/
Pappatt671/
Papó671/
Papaitė671/
Paddpad671/
Peppeas671/
Pahppah671/
Phaphaa671/
Phabpha671/
Pappeah671/
Paypach671/
Poupast670/

Papas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Papas in the Bengali language
পাপসpapasa-
Papas in the Marathi language
पापसpapasa90.91
पापासpapasa9.09
Papas in the Oriya language
ପାପସpapasa83.33
ପାପସରpapasara16.67
Papas in the Hindi language
पापसpapasa50
पपासpapasa50
Papas in the Arabic language
باباسbabas-

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