Papeleras Surname

1,222,957th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 191 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Papeleras Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Papeleras Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines1841:550,20862,110
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Peru11:31,784,12364,452

Papeleras Last Name Facts

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

The last name Papeleras occurs in The Philippines more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Papeleras? popularity and diffusion

The last name Papeleras is the 1,222,957th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 38,154,691 people. The surname Papeleras occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Papeleras reside; 96 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 96 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia.

This surname is most frequently used in The Philippines, where it is held by 184 people, or 1 in 550,208. In The Philippines Papeleras is primarily concentrated in: Caraga, where 41 percent live, Central Visayas, where 15 percent live and Calabarzon, where 15 percent live. Outside of The Philippines it occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent live and Bahrain, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Papelera94737/
Papeliras8961/
Papileras8928/
Papeleira891/
Papalleras841/
Papilaeras841/
Papelira8220/
Papilera823/
Papelero821/
Papiliras784/
Papalyras782/
Papilira713/
Papiliero673/

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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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  • 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 Papeleras
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