Papava Surname

135,935th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,304 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Georgia
Highest density in:
Abkhazia

Papava Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Papava Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Georgia1,6561:2,262376
Abkhazia6681:36443
India5191:1,477,96855,889
Russia3351:430,21840,983
Romania501:401,55732,991
Ukraine331:1,379,476113,823
Belarus121:791,75562,255
Austria71:1,216,49180,919
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
South Ossetia11:53,4321,287
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
England11:55,718,059489,080
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706

The alternate forms: Papavă (69) are calculated separately.

Papava (64) may also be a first name.

Papava Last Name Facts

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

Papava (Georgian: პაპავა, Russian: Папава) is more frequently found in Georgia than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Papavă. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Papava? popularity and diffusion

Papava is the 135,935th most frequently occurring family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 2,205,674 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 88 percent of Papava reside; 70 percent reside in West Asia and 50 percent reside in Kartvelo-West Asia. Papava is also the 1,223,525th most commonly held given name throughout the world It is held by 64 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Georgia, where it is carried by 1,656 people, or 1 in 2,262. In Georgia it is most frequent in: Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti, where 50 percent reside, Tbilisi, where 24 percent reside and Imereti, where 17 percent reside. Without taking into account Georgia it is found in 20 countries. It also occurs in Abkhazia, where 20 percent reside and India, where 16 percent reside.

Papava Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Orthodox (100%) in Georgia and Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Papava surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 50% being registered with the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Papavă9469/
Papaeva92330/
Papavat9231/
Papavas923/
Papavai921/
Papatva921/
Hpapava921/
Papova831,228/
Papaba8316/
Papeva8314/
Popava8312/
Papavi8310/
Papawa839/
Papavo831/
Paapavath803/
Papavaath801/
Pappova7783/
Popavat7777/
Papabai7717/
Papeeva7716/
Paphawa776/
Papaver775/
Popavai771/
Papaive771/
Papaewa771/
Papawah771/
Papauwa771/
Papovas771/
Papoova771/
Popavad771/
Popavath7142/
Papabhai7116/
Papavich715/
Paapaabi714/
Phapabai713/
Paphavee712/
Patpawat711/
Pappavoo711/
Pappabai711/
Papabeas711/
Popova67465,939/
Papová67204/
Papove6747/
Popeva6725/
Papabi6711/
Pepova679/
Phaphabai677/
Papovi675/
Pepeva674/
Paphawath673/
Phophavah673/
Popavo672/
Papowa672/
Popave671/
Papewa671/
Papawe671/
Papawi671/
Pashpawah671/

Papava Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Papava in the Georgian language
პაპავაpapava-
Papava in the Russian language
Папаваpapava-

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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 Papava
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