Papata Surname

1,101,507th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 222 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Papata Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Papata Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines731:1,386,825100,991
India431:17,838,730274,051
Lesotho381:53,4888,156
Zimbabwe271:571,78744,609
Papua New Guinea181:452,98457,838
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Solomon Islands21:290,01419,875
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Papata (773) may also be a first name.

Papata Last Name Facts

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

The surname Papata (Hindi: पपता, Marathi: पोपटा, Russian: Папата) occurs more in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Papata? popularity and diffusion

The surname Papata is the 1,101,507th most widespread last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 32,826,783 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 57 percent of Papata are found; 38 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 30 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 295,214th most commonly used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 773 people.

The last name is most frequent in The Philippines, where it is held by 73 people, or 1 in 1,386,825. In The Philippines Papata is most frequent in: Davao Region, where 51 percent are found, Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 44 percent are found and Eastern Visayas, where 3 percent are found. Outside of The Philippines it is found in 13 countries. It is also found in India, where 19 percent are found and Lesotho, where 17 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Papata Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Papata in the Hindi language
पपताpapata-
Papata in the Marathi language
पोपटाpopata50
पपताpapata50
Papata in the Russian language
Папатаpapata-

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Footnotes

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