Papier Surname

107,915th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,318 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Papier Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Papier Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2,9471:18,3842,326
France3331:199,46831,013
United States3221:1,125,64981,111
Poland2281:166,70523,260
Belgium1551:74,17211,801
Israel1251:68,4618,502
England561:994,96549,531
Germany231:3,500,237154,763
Iran211:3,656,311102,225
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Argentina121:3,561,951138,643
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Cameroon81:2,596,134118,056
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Austria71:1,216,49180,919
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Papier (24) may also be a first name.

Papier Last Name Facts

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

Papier (Russian: Папиэр) occurs most in South Africa. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Papier.

How Common Is The Last Name Papier? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 107,915th most commonly held last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 1,687,713 people. The last name Papier occurs predominantly in Africa, where 69 percent of Papier live; 68 percent live in Southern Africa and 68 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Papier is also the 2,187,323rd most commonly used first name globally It is held by 24 people.

The surname is most common in South Africa, where it is carried by 2,947 people, or 1 in 18,384. In South Africa Papier is most frequent in: Western Cape, where 67 percent are found, Northern Cape, where 20 percent are found and Gauteng, where 4 percent are found. Not including South Africa this surname is found in 38 countries. It is also found in France, where 8 percent are found and The United States, where 7 percent are found.

Papier Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Papier has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 1,695 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 1,120 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Papier Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Papier surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Papier last name are 6.26% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 53.03% registered with the political party.

The amount Papier earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 32.74% less than the national average, earning R 159,840 per year; in United States they earn 8.2% more than the national average, earning $46,687 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.76% more than the national average, earning $57,014 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Papierz921,844/
Paupier9265/
Pappier9240/
Papietr924/
Paepier921/
Papiere921/
Paper91337/
Papir91276/
Papie91158/
Paupiere8671/
Papierre8610/
Pauppier860/
Paspie83332/
Paeper83326/
Papiez83293/
Papert83274/
Papper83261/
Pauper83180/
Peaper83172/
Papies83138/
Papior83125/
Payper83119/
Pepier8359/
Popier8352/
Paaper8352/
Paperd8351/
Pappie8344/
Pasper8332/
Paupie8330/
Paperz8326/
Paiper8318/
Papere8311/
Papiet839/
Patper836/
Papieź836/
Papire834/
Papeir832/
Paapie831/
Papear831/
Papher831/
Paperr831/
Papeur831/
Papiea831/
Phaper831/
Papierová804/
Paupierre802/
Pappert772,309/
Paupert77554/
Poupier77224/
Popierz7768/
Paupere7760/
Papayer7735/
Peupier7728/
Papiesz7719/
Paperzh7714/
Papaire7713/
Papiyar7712/
Phaphir777/
Paperth777/
Peppier776/
Papiech776/
Papaiye775/
Papiest774/
Phapher774/
Paspire774/
Paupher773/
Paiperd773/
Poipier772/
Pophier772/
Poppier771/
Passper771/
Papaior771/
Paupire771/
Papiecz771/
Papayie771/
Popioer771/
Papoire771/
Paepper771/
Patpear771/
Papphie770/
Peper735,525/
Poper73611/
Päper73260/
Papre73198/
Popie7373/
Pepir7314/
Papyr736/
Papye734/
Papée734/
Popir731/
Papji731/
Papír731/
Papirova7168/
Paperova7110/
Pauspert718/
Papouere712/
Paupière711/
Papajjir711/
Papperrt711/
Pospijer711/
Pathpyer711/
Paperová711/
Pappauer711/
Pappiech711/
Phaipher711/
Pepper6732,612/
Popper673,323/
Peyper671,463/
Popere67659/
Peiper67545/
Peeper67375/
Poppie67264/
Papehe67190/
Pöpper67107/
Popert6787/
Papiyo6777/
Papjes6743/
Poyper6740/
Päpper6732/
Popies6730/
Pooper6727/
Popierová6725/
Peperő6723/
Pepher6717/
Pouper6716/
Popiez6715/
Popyer679/
Poeper679/
Popiej677/
Papour676/
Papiua675/
Pauperová674/
Poupie674/
Poopie673/
Pepeer673/
Papiha673/
Posper673/
Popire672/
Pospie672/
Popiea672/
Pahpre672/
Popejr671/
Popiey671/
Pepfer671/
Pepyer671/
Phoper671/
Papeay671/
Papihi671/
Papyes671/
Pfeper671/
Pappye671/
Papeuh671/
Peupie671/
Podper671/
Papija671/
Poperd671/
Poopir671/
Pahpje671/
Peppir670/
Popher670/
Popuer670/

Papier Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Papier in the Russian language
Папиэрpapier-

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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 Papier
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