Papela Surname

1,718,748th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 113 people bear this surname

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

Papela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Papela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea471:173,48324,058
Indonesia251:5,289,968246,176
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Philippines91:11,248,691221,039
India61:127,844,230863,365
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048

Papela (30) may also be a first name.

Papela Last Name Facts

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

Papela is more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Papela.

How Common Is The Last Name Papela? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,718,748th most prevalent last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 64,491,557 people. Papela occurs mostly in Oceania, where 42 percent of Papela are found; 42 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 42 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,911,214th most commonly used first name globally, held by 30 people.

Papela is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 47 people, or 1 in 173,483. In Papua New Guinea it is most common in: Hela, where 62 percent reside, Enga, where 26 percent reside and National Capital District, where 6 percent reside. Outside of Papua New Guinea Papela is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 22 percent reside and South Africa, where 12 percent reside.

Papela Last Name Statistics demography

Papela earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 75.27% less than the national average, earning R 58,776 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Papetla92130/
Paepela9238/
Papelas924/
Papaela922/
Papelad921/
Papelah921/
Papelau921/
Papiela921/
Pappelau8660/
Papaelia8640/
Phaphela8629/
Papetlla864/
Paspelau862/
Papelias861/
Papelash860/
Pepela832,321/
Papala831,957/
Papola831,646/
Popela831,425/
Papeli83866/
Papila83517/
Papele8368/
Papelo8358/
Papely833/
Papyla831/
Pappala7712,534/
Papalia775,720/
Popiela771,852/
Pepelea77464/
Pappila77287/
Papoila77168/
Pepelia77166/
Papolla77149/
Papitla77145/
Popelea77144/
Popelas7797/
Papalla7785/
Papeleu7783/
Papilas7770/
Papelis7755/
Paipala7754/
Pappola7748/
Papaila7743/
Papalea7720/
Papilia7719/
Papeler7717/
Paphala7716/
Papeles7713/
Paapala7712/
Papajla7712/
Papalau7712/
Popelia7711/
Pepelya779/
Papalai779/
Papaala777/
Papfala775/
Phapelo775/
Papilha774/
Papilay772/
Popelya771/
Paupala771/
Paapila771/
Papalaa771/
Papilya771/
Papolia771/
Papiele771/
Papielo771/
Papiola771/
Papalay771/
Papuila771/
Pahpola771/
Paipele771/
Paipeli771/
Peupela771/
Popelaš771/
Pepelah771/
Phepela771/
Phapila771/
Papaelo771/
Paipelo771/
Papilaya713,030/
Pappolla71396/
Papailia71322/
Papilaja71251/
Pappalau7140/
Paipelis7130/
Papeloux7128/
Popeliau7125/
Peypelat7121/
Pappelis7119/
Paipilai7111/
Pappaala718/
Pappalla717/
Papelysh716/
Papaaila716/
Pöppelau716/
Phaphila716/
Papaalia715/
Paapolla713/
Papilias712/
Phophela712/
Peepeela711/
Paupelit711/
Pauppala711/
Paapaala711/
Paapitla711/
Paappala711/
Papailas711/
Papelich711/
Papphala711/
Papelytė711/
Paipalla711/
Phaphala711/
Popeluha711/
Phaphola711/
Pepala671,507/
Popola671,276/
Popelo67598/
Papile67471/
Papailias67396/
Popely67373/
Papała67304/
Papili67300/
Popala67184/
Papilo67124/
Papailhau67102/
Popele67100/
Papolo6772/
Papalo6739/
Popeła6727/
Popeli6719/
Pepila6715/
Popila6714/
Popelyash6710/
Papleo677/
Papily676/
Papyle676/
Pepelo673/
Pheaphala672/
Phaphalay671/
Paapittla671/
Papetillo671/
Papală671/
Phaphalai671/
Phaphalaj671/
Pápola671/
Phaipilai671/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Papela
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