Papayan Surname

963,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 270 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Armenia
Highest density in:
Armenia

Papayan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Papayan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Armenia791:37,0912,032
Russia571:2,528,475145,724
Georgia521:72,0307,485
South Africa321:1,693,05382,821
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Belarus111:863,73365,346
Peru61:5,297,35436,458
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Papayan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Papayan (Georgian: პაპაიანი, Marathi: पापायन, Russian: Папаян) is most common in Armenia. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Papayan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 963,821st most widely held surname globally, borne by around 1 in 26,990,911 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 53 percent of Papayan are found; 49 percent are found in West Asia and 29 percent are found in Armeno-West Asia.

This last name is most commonly used in Armenia, where it is held by 79 people, or 1 in 37,091. In Armenia it is most common in: Yerevan, where 72 percent are found, Armavir Province, where 25 percent are found and Ararat Province, where 1 percent are found. Outside of Armenia it is found in 14 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 21 percent are found and Georgia, where 19 percent are found.

Papayan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Papayan surname is primarily Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Papayan last name are 2.33% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 44.44% registered with the party.

The amount Papayan earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 75.46% less than the national average, earning R 58,320 per year; in Colombia they earn 10.91% less than the national average, earning $20,224,600 COP per year and in United States they earn 41.73% less than the national average, earning $25,143 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Papayan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Papayan in the Georgian language
პაპაიანიpapaiani97.87
პაპაიანpapaian2.13
Papayan in the Marathi language
पापायनpapayana50
पापायानpapayana25
पापयनpapayana25
Papayan in the Russian language
Папаянpapaan-

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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 Papayan
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