Papele Surname

2,312,869th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 68 people bear this surname

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

Papele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Papele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria291:6,108,371148,179
United States281:12,944,962483,512
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Papele (17) may also be a first name.

Papele Last Name Facts

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

The last name Papele (Marathi: पापेळे) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Papele? popularity and diffusion

The surname Papele is the 2,312,869th most numerous surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 107,169,793 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 54 percent of Papele are found; 43 percent are found in West Africa and 43 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Papele is also the 2,694,839th most frequent first name on earth It is held by 17 people.

The surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 29 people, or 1 in 6,108,371. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Bayelsa, where 97 percent live and Edo, where 3 percent live. Apart from Nigeria it exists in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 41 percent live and The DR Congo, where 6 percent live.

Papele Last Name Statistics demography

Papele earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 89.41% more than the national average, earning $81,727 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Papeleu9283/
Papeler9217/
Papeles9213/
Papiele921/
Paipele921/
Paple91257/
Paephele868/
Papale834,064/
Papeli83866/
Papole83517/
Papile83471/
Papple83271/
Papeil83222/
Peaple83169/
Papela83113/
Pepele83100/
Popele83100/
Phaple837/
Papyle836/
Papely833/
Papeal832/
Paiple831/
Pepelea77464/
Popelea77144/
Poppele77110/
Popeler7757/
Pappale7756/
Papelis7755/
Papille7734/
Popeley7728/
Papalea7720/
Papaleu7713/
Paipale774/
Popeele772/
Popeleu772/
Peapole771/
Phapole771/
Papalle771/
Paphale771/
Papheal771/
Popelle771/
Papaleh771/
Papiela771/
Paipeli771/
Peppele771/
Poepele771/
Popeleh771/
Popeles771/
Papalee771/
Pople734,426/
Pahapale71117/
Poupelle7133/
Paipelis7130/
Phaphela7129/
Phaphale7121/
Pappelis7119/
Poppeler7116/
Poupeler7110/
Pachpile718/
Papelysh716/
Pappalle714/
Paphuile714/
Paupelit711/
Phapheel711/
Paipalle711/
Papelich711/
Papelytė711/
Pospeley711/
Popetlep711/
Paipalee711/
Popple672,232/
Popela671,425/
Popale67767/
Papila67517/
Papali67413/
Popely67373/
Papail67330/
Papili67300/
Popeil6774/
Pauphilet6769/
Popole6759/
Pepale6740/
Pepile6730/
Papailler6724/
Pepeli6722/
Popeli6719/
Pophle6719/
Poupeleer6719/
Phople6717/
Popleh6713/
Peepeelee6710/
Pepole676/
Papily676/
Poppeleer673/
Pouple672/
Poople671/
Pophel671/
Puople671/
Papalí671/
Papyla671/
Popile671/
Phopetlep671/
Pashpisel670/

Papele Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Papele in the Marathi language
पापेळेpapele-

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