Papineau Surname

77,787th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,286 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Papineau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Papineau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada3,5391:10,4111,555
United States2,0521:176,63717,722
France6061:109,60816,346
Australia351:771,30649,759
England181:3,095,448105,421
Netherlands151:1,125,81268,885
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England181:1,354,18747,798
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1611:311,91724,534

Papineau Last Name Facts

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

The last name Papineau occurs in Canada more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Papineau? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 77,787th most frequent last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 1,159,330 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 89 percent of Papineau reside; 89 percent reside in North America and 54 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most commonly used in Canada, where it is borne by 3,539 people, or 1 in 10,411. In Canada Papineau is most frequent in: Quebec, where 61 percent are found, Ontario, where 23 percent are found and Manitoba, where 10 percent are found. Apart from Canada this last name exists in 24 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 33 percent are found and France, where 10 percent are found.

Papineau Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Papineau has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Papineau last name rose 1,275 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Papineau Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Papineau surname are 3.33% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50.1% registered with the political party.

The amount Papineau earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 2.4% more than the national average, earning $44,184 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.01% less than the national average, earning $45,704 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Papinieau941/
Papinea934/
Papineay881/
Papinya8053/
Papinha8010/
Papinia801/
Paspinia751/
Papiña7121/
Papiņa711/
Papegna679/
Papenya672/
Papenja671/
Papenia671/
Poupinha6394/
Popinjač6350/
Popienia6310/
Papéniah631/
Pappimjai591/
Phoophinya561/
Păpănău534/
Peipiņa534/
Popențiu501/

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