Papendorf Surname

368,021st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 978 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Papendorf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Papendorf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany6781:118,74014,586
United States1661:2,183,488137,532
South Africa941:576,35944,560
England81:6,964,757184,742
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Papendorf Last Name Facts

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

The surname Papendorf occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Papendorf? popularity and diffusion

It is the 368,021st most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 7,451,478 people. The last name Papendorf occurs predominantly in Europe, where 72 percent of Papendorf live; 70 percent live in Western Europe and 70 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most frequently held in Germany, where it is borne by 678 people, or 1 in 118,740. In Germany Papendorf is primarily concentrated in: Lower Saxony, where 35 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 20 percent live and Schleswig-Holstein, where 20 percent live. Other than Germany Papendorf exists in 15 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 17 percent live and South Africa, where 10 percent live.

Papendorf Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Papendorf has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 8,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Papendorf Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Papendorf last name are 33.93% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 80.7% being registered with the party.

The amount Papendorf earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 102.38% more than the national average, earning R 480,936 per year and in United States they earn 4.56% more than the national average, earning $45,116 USD per year.

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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 Papendorf
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