Papiu Surname

2,034,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 85 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Papiu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Papiu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania771:260,75224,395
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

Papiu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Papiu (Russian: Папиу) is more commonly found in Romania than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Papiu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Papiu is the 2,034,059th most frequently held surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 85,735,834 people. The surname Papiu occurs predominantly in Europe, where 93 percent of Papiu are found; 92 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 91 percent are found in Romanian Europe.

It is most prevalent in Romania, where it is held by 77 people, or 1 in 260,752. In Romania Papiu is most common in: Dolj County, where 48 percent are found, Bistrița-Năsăud County, where 38 percent are found and Arad County, where 5 percent are found. Excluding Romania Papiu occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 5 percent are found and Russia, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Papius91589/
Papoiu9182/
Papiua915/
Papiou914/
Papugiu8324/
Papieau8319/
Paphiou8315/
Paphius836/
Papoiou831/
Papiaou831/
Pappius831/
Popiu8024/
Pepiu8011/
Papió806/
Popoiu731,068/
Popeiu7366/
Papeau7364/
Papyus733/
Popițu731/
Poppius6772/
Popijus6755/
Pappoju677/
Paspoju677/
Pabpoju673/
Paspyus671/
Papayyu671/
Popeijus6216/
Phoophiu621/
Peyphieu621/
Peppieau620/
Popyus552/
Popeau552/
Popuju551/
Popoju551/
Popeyus5021/
Popojou502/
Popoyou501/
Poppoju501/

Papiu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Papiu in the Russian language
Папиуpapiu-

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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 Papiu
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