Papasha Surname

2,106,139th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 80 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Papasha Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Papasha Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa441:1,231,31169,478
Russia221:6,551,048261,263
Azerbaijan41:2,412,28025,948
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Kazakhstan31:5,894,165166,702
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786

Papasha (38) may also be a first name.

Papasha Last Name Facts

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

The last name Papasha (Georgian: ფაფაშა, Marathi: पापाशा, Russian: Папаша) is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Papasha? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,106,139th most frequent surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 91,094,324 people. Papasha occurs predominantly in Africa, where 60 percent of Papasha live; 55 percent live in Southern Africa and 55 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,662,754th most commonly held first name throughout the world, borne by 38 people.

This last name is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is carried by 44 people, or 1 in 1,231,311. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Free State, where 45 percent live, Northern Cape, where 34 percent live and Western Cape, where 16 percent live. Outside of South Africa this surname occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 28 percent live and Azerbaijan, where 5 percent live.

Papasha Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Orthodox (75%) in Russia.

Papasha earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 69.43% less than the national average, earning R 72,636 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Papasha Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Papasha in the Marathi language
पापाशाpapasa-
Papasha in the Georgian language
ფაფაშაpapasha50
პაპაშაpapasha50
Papasha in the Russian language
Папашаpapasa-

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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 Papasha
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