Papau Surname

1,257,535th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 183 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Papau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Papau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea961:84,93511,249
Israel241:356,56829,419
New Zealand161:283,02024,643
India121:63,922,115578,870
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
France11:66,422,722504,397
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Papau (254) may also be a first name.

Papau Last Name Facts

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

The surname Papau (Hindi: पप्पू, Marathi: पापु, Russian: Папау) is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Papau? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,257,535th most common last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 39,822,655 people. The surname Papau occurs mostly in Oceania, where 63 percent of Papau live; 52 percent live in Oceania Islands and 52 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 559,024th most frequently held given name globally, held by 254 people.

It is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 96 people, or 1 in 84,935. In Papua New Guinea Papau is most prevalent in: Northern, where 59 percent reside, New Ireland, where 13 percent reside and Hela, where 7 percent reside. Not including Papua New Guinea Papau occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in Israel, where 13 percent reside and New Zealand, where 9 percent reside.

Papau Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Papau has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Papau surname fell 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Papau Last Name Statistics demography

Papau earn around the same as the average income. In Canada they earn 3.68% more than the national average, earning $51,509 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Papaux91835/
Paspau9142/
Papaud9133/
Papahu9124/
Pappau913/
Papaju911/
Papa8980,947/
Papu8922,951/
Papahiu8317/
Papajou8315/
Papault8311/
Papauie831/
Pappu8040,707/
Pappa8014,330/
Papas808,011/
Papai803,477/
Papaj802,596/
Paipa802,322/
Paypa801,894/
Papay801,444/
Papaz80860/
Paput80809/
Phapu80793/
Papus80513/
Papou80512/
Papat80445/
Paapa80376/
Papah80326/
Papae80211/
Papud80194/
Papha80188/
Papad80130/
Phapa80116/
Papea80109/
Peapa80103/
Papue8097/
Papuç8077/
Paspa8074/
Paspu8071/
Paipu8063/
Papaa8060/
Patpu8051/
Popau8044/
Papuy8039/
Paepa8033/
Papeu8029/
Pepau8026/
Papač8025/
Hpapa8021/
Pahpa8010/
Patpa809/
Papuu809/
Papui809/
Papap809/
Papoa807/
Paapu806/
Pabpa806/
Ppapa806/
Padpu805/
Paepu803/
Papup803/
Ppapu803/
Paypu802/
Pabpu802/
Papaá802/
Papuo802/
Padpa802/
Pazpa801/
Papaí801/
Papaï801/
Papaś801/
Papux801/
Papìa801/
Pa'pa801/
Paphu801/
Pahpu801/
Pappas7345,994/
Papiya733,405/
Papaya732,282/
Papais73917/
Paypay73912/
Padpad73848/
Patpat73774/
Papush73729/
Phaphu73644/
Paapai73614/
Pappou73601/
Papeya73528/
Paipay73359/
Pashpu73311/
Paipai73305/
Papaiy73223/
Papash73217/
Papach73217/
Paspas73206/
Papayi73200/
Papaja73153/
Papouz73145/
Papacz73143/
Padpai73134/
Papait73120/
Papaye73118/
Pashpa73110/
Papaiz73109/
Papaji7397/
Papayo7377/
Papaia7357/
Paappa7353/
Papasz7353/
Phapha7352/
Paphat7350/
Pappad7347/
Papous7345/
Pappah7340/
Papuja7335/
Papuyo7332/
Papuch7330/
Peapea7329/
Papuji7328/
Patpai7327/
Papaip7324/
Papoue7324/
Pappai7320/
Paapaa7319/
Pahapa7318/
Pappay7316/
Papayy7315/
Pajput7314/
Pappaa7313/
Ppappa7313/
Paipae7313/
Papuit7312/
Paipad7311/
Pappus7311/
Papaïs7311/
Padpui7311/
Padpud7310/
Paipah739/
Papa'a739/
Papaie737/
Peapus737/
Papats736/
Pappud736/
Paphai736/
Papaha736/
Papaid736/
Pappap735/
Pappat735/
Pajpai735/
Papeea735/
Pazpaz734/
Papaay734/
Papaio734/
Paspuz734/
Pappue734/
Papeas734/
Papast733/
Padtpu733/
Papyya733/
Papeat733/
Pattpu733/
Papaih733/
Papoya733/
Papays733/
Paypai733/
Paipas733/
Patpui733/
Pabpai733/
Papaat732/
Paphad732/
Phappu732/
Papoux732/
Papads732/
Papaje732/
Paipou732/
Paspud732/
Paipat732/
Pa'phu732/
Padpay732/
Paiput732/
Papayt732/
Patpuy732/
Phapae732/
Poupau732/
Patput731/
Passpu731/
Pajpay731/
Papaai731/
Papaas731/
Papass731/
Paphuj731/
Papouh731/
Pappaj731/
Pappui731/
Papusp731/
Papuya731/
Paapat731/
Paypah731/
Hpahpa731/
Paypat731/
Paypou731/
Papawe731/
Papeuh731/
Paphae731/
Paphas731/
Papiea731/
Papout731/
Papput731/
Pappuz731/
Papa'e731/
Papuid731/
Papuľa731/
Papušs731/
Pabpad731/
Paaipa731/
Peapou731/
Popaud731/
Phapaz731/
Papija731/
Phatpu731/
Phapui731/
Papeha731/
Paepai731/
Paepay731/
Paypae731/
Peapha731/
Phaiphayu7151/
Paipaya678,546/
Papo675,546/
Poupeau671,720/
Patphai671,458/
Pepu67859/
Papaiah67838/
Phaipha67506/
Pappous67385/
Popu67326/
Papá67272/
Phaphai67267/
Papà67202/
Pahapay67129/
Phatpui67120/
Phaphut67103/
Paipais6789/
Phapphu6784/
Phatphu6774/
Poupaud6771/
Papă6768/
Phaphui6767/
Paypaye6758/
Pajpach6753/
Phappha6740/
Padphai6732/
Poupaux6731/
Papouet6727/
Papusch6717/
Papajee6714/
Phaphat6712/
Pappiya6712/
Paipuch6712/
Papaiyo6710/
Pappayo679/
Popajau678/
Phatpha678/
Papayio678/
Pappaya676/
Paepaha676/
Papayah676/
Pappayi675/
Pattpai675/
Papaová674/
Papayeh674/
Patphat674/
Papayas674/
Paiputt674/
Pappaas673/
Pappaye673/
Paepaya673/
Papieja673/
Popoiau673/
Paypath672/
Papehas672/
Pappass672/
Phaphou672/
Pappuji672/
Papã672/
Papò672/
Papiyah672/
Patpaya671/
Passpay671/
Pashpad671/
Pajpaya671/
Pajputh671/
Paapaya671/
Papaich671/
Papaiha671/
Papayii671/
Papheja671/
Pappaha671/
Pappaih671/
Pappaji671/
Pappatt671/
Papó671/
Paypaya671/
Pahapeu671/
Papgayo671/
Papiyas671/
Papaitė671/
Papajes671/
Paipayi671/
Paipiya671/
Paddpad671/
Phophau671/
Pahpaie671/
Pahppah671/
Papayie671/
Pheaphu671/
Phaphaa671/
Phaphuy671/
Phaepha671/
Phabpha671/
Phadphu671/
Pappeah671/
Paypach671/
Peaphue671/
Peapiya671/
Peatput671/
Paspach670/

Papau Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Papau in the Hindi language
पप्पूpappu66.67
पप्ूpapu33.33
Papau in the Marathi language
पापुpapu66.67
पपुpapu33.33
Papau in the Russian language
Папауpapau-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Papau
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