Papia Surname

40,930th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,785 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Abkhazia

Papia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Papia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh11,1751:14,2601,102
United States4511:803,67861,918
Indonesia3701:357,43030,846
Italy1951:313,62438,800
Belgium1111:103,57315,679
Greece741:149,72724,658
Canada691:533,99444,923
Thailand651:1,086,744162,071
Papua New Guinea511:159,87722,106
Georgia341:110,1639,163
Germany301:2,683,515132,064
India301:25,568,846339,406
Abkhazia241:10,1191,374
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
France121:5,535,227269,324
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
England91:6,190,895170,599
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Papia (84,654) may also be a first name.

Papia Last Name Facts

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

The last name Papia (Arabic: بابيا, Bengali: পাপিয়া, Georgian: ფაფია, Hindi: पापिया, Marathi: पपीया, Oriya: ପାପିଆ, Russian: Папиа) occurs in Bangladesh more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Papia? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 40,930th most prevalent family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 570,008 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 92 percent of Papia are found; 88 percent are found in South Asia and 87 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Papia is also the 11,803rd most commonly used given name on earth. It is borne by 84,654 people.

The last name Papia is most commonly occurring in Bangladesh, where it is borne by 11,175 people, or 1 in 14,260. Outside of Bangladesh this last name exists in 33 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 4 percent reside and Indonesia, where 3 percent reside.

Papia Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Papia has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Papia last name rose 11,275 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Papia Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Papia last name are 45.05% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 98.28% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Papia earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 73.98% more than the national average, earning R 413,436 per year; in United States they earn 12.63% more than the national average, earning $48,600 USD per year and in Canada they earn 43.65% more than the national average, earning $71,371 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Papiah911,748/
Papias91708/
Pappia9110/
Papiha913/
Padpia912/
Papiat912/
Papija911/
Papiea911/
Phapia911/
Paupiah83464/
Papaiya83104/
Pappiah8377/
Phatpia8369/
Papieau8319/
Pappias833/
Papiasz831/
Paspiah831/
Pahapia831/
Papiaou831/
Patpias830/
Papio802,406/
Papya80467/
Popia80388/
Papea80109/
Pepia8065/
Papió806/
Papaiyah776/
Pappaiya775/
Papiheau771/
Papeau7364/
Pospia7360/
Peapea7329/
Papios7327/
Poipia7322/
Paapio7316/
Papiot7314/
Poupia7311/
Popija739/
Papeea735/
Pappio733/
Popias732/
Popiea732/
Puipia732/
Papyha732/
Popiåa731/
Paphio731/
Pohpia731/
Peepia731/
Pappya731/
Papeay731/
Peppia731/
Poppia731/
Papeha731/
Papjay730/
Papayya67313/
Popijač67218/
Paphios6749/
Popaiya6719/
Papaiyo6710/
Papayio678/
Popgiah675/
Popijać672/
Papehas672/
Poppiah671/
Pouppia671/
Pappyea671/
Pappeah671/

Papia Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Papia in the Georgian language
ფაფიაpapia98.15
პაპიაpapia1.85
Papia in the Bengali language
পাপিয়াpapiya97.69
পাপীয়াpapiya2.31
Papia in the Oriya language
ପାପିଆpapi'a70
ପପିଆpapi'a24
ପାପିୟାpapiya6
Papia in the Hindi language
पापियाpapiya50
पपीआpapi'a20
पपिआpapi'a10
पापीआpapi'a10
पापिआpapi'a10
Papia in the Marathi language
पपीयाpapiya41.67
पपीआpapi'a33.33
पापीयाpapiya25
Papia in the Russian language
Папиаpapia-
Papia in the Arabic language
بابياbabya-

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Footnotes

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