Papeke Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

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

Papeke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Papeke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Papeke Last Name Facts

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

Papeke is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Papeke? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,587,209th most commonly used last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. Papeke occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 67 percent of Papeke live; 67 percent live in Oceania Islands and 67 percent live in Papuan Oceania.

This last name is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 1,019,215. In Papua New Guinea it is most common in: Jiwaka, where 100 percent live. Other than Papua New Guinea this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 8 percent live and Indonesia, where 8 percent live.

Papeke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Papeke has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Papeke surname decreased 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Papek9172/
Papake831,563/
Papeka8378/
Papike8370/
Papeki8325/
Papeck8316/
Pepeke8313/
Paspek837/
Popeke833/
Papiek831/
Papoke831/
Pajpek831/
Papeika7788/
Papakee7726/
Paupeck7722/
Paupake779/
Popeske775/
Papeski775/
Papekha773/
Papeche773/
Papeaka773/
Papeque771/
Paapake771/
Papesky771/
Papiker771/
Papecki771/
Paipeak771/
Popek736,960/
Papik73744/
Papec73305/
Papík73260/
Papex7325/
Papyk738/
Papeckys719/
Papakhee715/
Papeskys711/
Papahkee711/
Pepiekeu711/
Papescki711/
Papekova711/
Poppek67448/
Popeck67390/
Popeka67237/
Papaki67153/
Papeix67133/
Papaik6785/
Papika6764/
Papick6741/
Papajk6712/
Popake6711/
Papiki6710/
Papeca678/
Pappik677/
Popoke674/
Pospek673/
Pohpek671/
Papyka671/
Popeuk671/
Pepeki671/
Pepake671/
Popeki671/
Popeks671/
Popike671/
Papice671/
Papikh671/
Papikj671/
Peupek671/

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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 Papeke
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