Papillons Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Malta

Papillons Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Papillons Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France121:5,535,227269,324
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Malta11:430,2723,380
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Papillons Last Name Facts

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

The surname Papillons (Russian: Папиллонс) is more frequently found in France than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Papillons? popularity and diffusion

Papillons is the 4,649,889th most commonly occurring surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 89 percent of Papillons reside; 67 percent reside in Western Europe and 67 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

The surname is most commonly held in France, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 5,535,227. In France it is mostly concentrated in: Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 67 percent live, Pays de la Loire, where 17 percent live and Brittany, where 8 percent live. Beside France Papillons is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 11 percent live and Canada, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Papillions951/
Pappillins841/
Papilenas781/
Babillons780/
Papolonias74279/
Pubillones74155/
Pabilionis7434/
Papulonias741/
Paplanos7181/
Paplanus7178/
Pablonis7110/
Pablones718/
Papaellinas7054/
Papoloñas671/
Papoulins671/
Pubilones671/
Popielonz671/
Poplenz503/

Papillons Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Papillons in the Russian language
Папиллонсpapillons-

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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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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Papillons
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