Papau Surname
Approximately 183 people bear this surname
Papau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 96 | 1:84,935 | 11,249 |
| Israel | 24 | 1:356,568 | 29,419 |
| New Zealand | 16 | 1:283,020 | 24,643 |
| India | 12 | 1:63,922,115 | 578,870 |
| Canada | 11 | 1:3,349,599 | 180,238 |
| Malaysia | 8 | 1:3,686,778 | 134,908 |
| Indonesia | 7 | 1:18,892,742 | 520,071 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
Papau (254) may also be a first name.
Papau Demographics
Average Papau Salary in
Canada
$51,509 CAD
Per year
Average Salary in
Canada
$49,683 CAD
Per year
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
Papau Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Papau in the Hindi language | ||
| पप्पू | pappu | 66.67 |
| पप्ू | papu | 33.33 |
| Papau in the Marathi language | ||
| पापु | papu | 66.67 |
| पपु | papu | 33.33 |
| Papau in the Russian language | ||
| Папау | papau | - |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Papau
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