Papashi Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

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

Papashi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Papashi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Papashi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Papashi (Marathi: पपाशी, Russian: Папаши) occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Papashi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,117,718th most frequently held surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 57 percent of Papashi are found; 57 percent are found in Southern Africa and 57 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 13,544,426. In South Africa Papashi is most numerous in: Eastern Cape, where 25 percent reside, Free State, where 25 percent reside and KwaZulu-Natal, where 25 percent reside. Beside South Africa Papashi occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 29 percent reside and India, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Papashi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Papashi in the Marathi language
पपाशीpapasi66.67
पापािशpapaisa33.33
Papashi in the Russian language
Папашиpapasi-

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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 Papashi
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