Papay Surname
Approximately 1,444 people bear this surname
Papay Surname Definition:
PAPAY, or Pappay: An old Orcadian surname first recorded in 1330 when Pope John XXII allowed Thorwald, the son of Thorwald of Papay, to marry Esa, daughter of Hakon Thorie of the diocese of Orkney (Diplomatarium Norvegicum, II, p. 150). In 1391 we find Sir Symone de Papay, knight, one of the witnesses to a charter by Henry St.
Read More About This SurnamePapay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 601 | 1:603,093 | 49,067 |
| Philippines | 143 | 1:707,960 | 71,677 |
| Russia | 107 | 1:1,346,944 | 95,217 |
| Slovakia | 86 | 1:62,052 | 11,997 |
| DR Congo | 62 | 1:1,191,606 | 73,277 |
| Argentina | 56 | 1:763,275 | 51,263 |
| Czechia | 49 | 1:217,010 | 30,705 |
| Romania | 49 | 1:409,752 | 33,339 |
| Liberia | 48 | 1:91,844 | 7,477 |
| France | 43 | 1:1,544,714 | 145,815 |
| Germany | 32 | 1:2,515,796 | 126,826 |
| Canada | 31 | 1:1,188,567 | 86,017 |
| Brazil | 22 | 1:9,730,651 | 206,332 |
| Ukraine | 20 | 1:2,276,135 | 151,395 |
| Spain | 13 | 1:3,596,310 | 69,669 |
| Belarus | 10 | 1:950,106 | 68,851 |
| India | 10 | 1:76,706,538 | 639,611 |
| Indonesia | 9 | 1:14,694,355 | 460,137 |
| Hungary | 8 | 1:1,227,035 | 53,030 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| Australia | 6 | 1:4,499,284 | 146,780 |
| Kazakhstan | 5 | 1:3,536,499 | 118,599 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Uzbekistan | 4 | 1:7,732,286 | 43,643 |
| Austria | 4 | 1:2,128,859 | 91,203 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| East Timor | 1 | 1:1,215,928 | 507 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
The alternate forms: Pápay (899) are calculated separately.
Papay (990) may also be a first name.
Papay Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
PAPAY, or Pappay: An old Orcadian surname first recorded in 1330 when Pope John XXII allowed Thorwald, the son of Thorwald of Papay, to marry Esa, daughter of Hakon Thorie of the diocese of Orkney (Diplomatarium Norvegicum, II, p. 150). In 1391 we find Sir Symone de Papay, knight, one of the witnesses to a charter by Henry St. Clair, earl of Orkney (ibid., II, p. 402).
Papay Demographics
Papay Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Papay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Papay Come From? nationality or country of origin
Papay (Marathi: पापय, Oriya: ପାପାୟ, Russian: Папай) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may occur as: Pápay. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Papay? popularity and diffusion
The surname Papay is the 270,160th most commonly held last name in the world, held by around 1 in 5,046,777 people. Papay occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 49 percent of Papay live; 44 percent live in North America and 44 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 255,903rd most commonly held given name at a global level, held by 990 people.
Papay is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 601 people, or 1 in 603,093. In The United States it is most frequent in: Ohio, where 22 percent reside, Pennsylvania, where 20 percent reside and California, where 11 percent reside. Other than The United States Papay is found in 36 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 10 percent reside and Russia, where 7 percent reside.
Papay Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Papay last name is predominantly Orthodox (83%) in Russia and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Papay surname are 1.67% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 51.56% registered with the party.
The amount Papay earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 17.88% more than the national average, earning $50,866 USD per year and in Canada they earn 35.82% more than the national average, earning $67,480 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Papay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Papay in the Oriya language | ||
| ପାପାୟ | papaya | - |
| Papay in the Marathi language | ||
| पापय | papaya | - |
| Papay in the Russian language | ||
| Папай | papaj | - |
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