Papashvili Surname

205,178th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,023 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Georgia
Highest density in:
South Ossetia

Papashvili Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Papashvili Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Georgia1,7991:2,082323
Russia1421:1,014,95177,987
South Ossetia481:1,113240
Abkhazia141:17,3481,766
Azerbaijan41:2,412,28025,948
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

Papashvili Last Name Facts

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

Papashvili (Georgian: პაპაშვილი, Russian: Папашвили) is held by more people in Georgia than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Papashvili? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 205,178th most commonly held last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 3,602,346 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 94 percent of Papashvili are found; 92 percent are found in West Asia and 89 percent are found in Kartvelo-West Asia.

The surname is most commonly used in Georgia, where it is borne by 1,799 people, or 1 in 2,082. In Georgia Papashvili is primarily found in: Tbilisi, where 42 percent live, Kakheti, where 17 percent live and Kvemo Kartli, where 15 percent live. Barring Georgia Papashvili is found in 13 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 7 percent live and South Ossetia, where 2 percent live.

Papashvili Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Orthodox (86%) in Russia.

In The United States Papashvili are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 50% registered with the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Papaishvili954/
Papasvili954/
Papashvilli952/
Paposhvili90539/
Papaşvili8411/
Paposvili842/
Phapavili841/
Papashvyly807/
Poposhvili801/
Paposhvyly703/
Phapawilai701/
Popovilj5611/

Papashvili Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Papashvili in the Georgian language
პაპაშვილიpapashvili-
Papashvili in the Russian language
Папашвилиpapasvili-

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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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  • 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 Papashvili
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