Papen Surname

264,801st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,478 people bear this surname

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

Papen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Papen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4871:165,30919,567
United States3031:1,196,23485,175
Netherlands2521:67,01311,436
Belgium1581:72,76411,604
Papua New Guinea1251:65,2308,500
England211:2,653,24194,788
Indonesia191:6,960,484292,931
Brazil181:11,893,018236,958
Russia131:11,086,389347,183
India131:59,005,029552,550
Peru121:2,648,67728,015
Austria91:946,15970,786
Iran91:8,531,392160,212
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
France21:33,211,361423,184
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States681:738,51047,095

Papen (120) may also be a first name.

Papen Last Name Facts

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

Papen (Hindi: पपेन, Marathi: पापेन, Oriya: ପେପନ, Russian: Папен) is more commonly found in Germany than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Papen? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 264,801st most frequently occurring surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 4,930,681 people. The last name Papen occurs mostly in Europe, where 64 percent of Papen are found; 62 percent are found in Western Europe and 61 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 852,104th most frequently held first name throughout the world It is held by 120 people.

Papen is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 487 people, or 1 in 165,309. In Germany it is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 71 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 14 percent reside and Bremen, where 6 percent reside. Outside of Germany this last name is found in 32 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 21 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 17 percent reside.

Papen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Papen has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 446 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 2,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Papen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Papen surname are 13.7% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60.47% being registered with the party.

The amount Papen earn in different countries varies markedly. In Peru they earn 32.32% more than the national average, earning S/. 25,650 per year and in United States they earn 4.8% less than the national average, earning $41,079 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Papeng91853/
Pappen91628/
Paepen91410/
Paapen9129/
Papoen9114/
Papehn9111/
Papien915/
Paspen912/
Paypen912/
Papuen911/
Papn8931/
Patpeng836/
Pabpeng832/
Papienė832/
Padpeng831/
Pappent830/
Papin8016,775/
Pepen801,162/
Papyn80250/
Papne80173/
Popen80164/
Papín808/
Papnt805/
Pappn803/
Papem802/
Papenova7723/
Phatpeng779/
Peadpeng772/
Phabpeng771/
Pachpeng771/
Papina734,105/
Poppen732,294/
Pappin73973/
Papion73588/
Paping73460/
Papyna73248/
Popien73227/
Popeng73163/
Popehn7381/
Paipin7371/
Paupin7343/
Pappyn7330/
Peppen7322/
Pappne7315/
Papind737/
Paspin733/
Papuin733/
Patpin732/
Phopen732/
Paypin731/
Peapin731/
Padpin731/
Popend731/
Pöppen731/
Peypen731/
Papint731/
Papijn731/
Poopen731/
Phapin731/
Pospen731/
Poupen730/
Phapyon67403/
Phopaen67253/
Pappion67119/
Pappijn6775/
Poppenk6756/
Paupion6722/
Poopeng6720/
Popiehn6712/
Papping675/
Popienė674/
Paupina673/
Popn673/
Papnova672/
Phopeng672/
Poopuen671/
Pahapin671/
Peipeng671/
Poppeng671/
Pohpeng671/
Paipina671/
Pauping671/
Poupeng671/
Pappina670/

Papen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Papen in the Oriya language
ପେପନpepana-
Papen in the Marathi language
पापेनpapena87.5
पापेणpapena12.5
Papen in the Hindi language
पपेनpapena66.67
पापेनpapena33.33
Papen in the Russian language
Папенpapen-

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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 Papen
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