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

The last name Papen (Hindi: पपेन, Marathi: पापेन, Oriya: ପେପନ, Russian: Папен) occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Papen? popularity and diffusion

The last name Papen is the 264,801st most frequently used family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 4,930,681 people. Papen occurs mostly in Europe, where 64 percent of Papen live; 62 percent live in Western Europe and 61 percent live in Germanic Europe. Papen is also the 852,104th most widespread first name worldwide, held by 120 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Germany, where it is held by 487 people, or 1 in 165,309. In Germany Papen is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 71 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 14 percent are found and Bremen, where 6 percent are found. Outside of Germany Papen exists in 32 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 21 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 17 percent are found.

Papen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Papen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Papen surname 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 last name are 13.7% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60.47% registered to vote for the political 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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Papen
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