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Where Does The Last Name Paper Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Paper (Marathi: पपेर, Russian: Папер) is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Päper. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Paper? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Paper is the 823,466^th most frequent family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 21,624,765 people. Paper is mostly found in Africa, where 48 percent of Paper live; 29 percent live in West Africa and 19 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 145,041^st most frequently occurring first name worldwide, borne by 2,576 people.

This last name is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is carried by 65 people, or 1 in 833,503. In South Africa it is primarily found in: North West, where 48 percent live, Eastern Cape, where 28 percent live and Gauteng, where 11 percent live. Outside of South Africa this surname exists in 17 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 19 percent live and Germany, where 15 percent live.

Paper Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Paper has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Paper surname declined 45 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Paper Last Name Statistics ^demography

The amount Paper earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 42.33% more than the national average, earning R 338,220 per year and in Canada they earn 23.13% more than the national average, earning $61,174 CAD per year.