Papias Surname

473,192nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 708 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Monaco

Papias Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Papias Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania3701:143,08513,108
Mexico1361:912,69312,488
Greece1271:87,24214,769
United States281:12,944,962483,512
Rwanda91:1,262,7752,632
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
France41:16,605,680368,153
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Chad11:13,592,19913,092

Papias (5,406) may also be a first name.

Papias Last Name Facts

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

The last name Papias (Marathi: पपीअस) has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Papias? popularity and diffusion

It is the 473,192nd most prevalent surname in the world, held by around 1 in 10,293,144 people. The surname Papias occurs mostly in Africa, where 55 percent of Papias are found; 54 percent are found in East Africa and 54 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Papias is also the 91,533rd most commonly held forename in the world It is held by 5,406 people.

The surname Papias is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is borne by 370 people, or 1 in 143,085. In Tanzania Papias is most common in: Rukwa Region, where 47 percent are found, Kagera Region, where 45 percent are found and Morogoro Region, where 2 percent are found. Apart from Tanzania Papias exists in 19 countries. It is also common in Mexico, where 19 percent are found and Greece, where 18 percent are found.

Papias Last Name Statistics demography

Papias earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 13.12% less than the national average, earning $37,487 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pappias923/
Papiasz921/
Patpias920/
Papia9112,785/
Papiasse861/
Papiah831,748/
Papios8327/
Pepias8316/
Pappia8310/
Papeas834/
Papiha833/
Padpia832/
Popias832/
Papiat832/
Phapia831/
Papiea831/
Papija831/
Paupiah77464/
Papaiya77104/
Pappiah7777/
Phatpia7769/
Paphios7749/
Papieau7719/
Papehas772/
Paspiah771/
Papiaou771/
Pahapia771/
Papio732,406/
Papya73467/
Popia73388/
Papea73109/
Papió736/
Papaiyah716/
Pappaiya715/
Papiheau711/
Papeau6764/
Pospia6760/
Peapea6729/
Poipia6722/
Paapio6716/
Pepios6716/
Papiot6714/
Poupia6711/
Popija679/
Papeea675/
Pappio673/
Popiea672/
Popjas672/
Papyha672/
Pohpia671/
Popiåa671/
Paphio671/
Pappya671/
Papehause671/
Papeay671/
Poppia671/
Papeha671/
Papjay670/

Papias Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Papias in the Marathi language
पपीअसpapi'asa-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Papias
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