Papke Surname

64,024th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,819 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Papke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Papke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4,0111:20,0712,655
United States2,3041:157,31716,073
Poland6341:59,9519,436
Brazil5051:423,91016,105
Canada1601:230,28522,082
Russia311:4,649,131213,487
Papua New Guinea291:281,16338,188
France241:2,767,613196,808
Austria151:567,69652,281
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
Sweden131:757,44356,422
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
Uruguay111:311,97820,848
England101:5,571,806158,774
Denmark91:627,19136,734
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
China21:683,660,78330,601
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1251:401,74929,788

The alternate forms: Päpke (197) are calculated separately.

Papke (15) may also be a first name.

Papke Last Name Facts

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

The last name Papke (Arabic: بابكي, Hindi: पपके, Marathi: पापके, Russian: Папке) has its highest incidence in Germany. It may also appear as a variant: Päpke. For other potential spellings of Papke click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Papke? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 64,024th most numerous surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 932,030 people. The last name Papke is mostly found in Europe, where 61 percent of Papke reside; 52 percent reside in Western Europe and 52 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,900,335th most prevalent first name internationally. It is borne by 15 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Germany, where it is borne by 4,011 people, or 1 in 20,071. In Germany it is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 22 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 14 percent are found and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 10 percent are found. Beside Germany this last name occurs in 37 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 29 percent are found and Poland, where 8 percent are found.

Papke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Papke has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Papke last name increased 1,843 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Papke Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Papke last name are 12.07% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 58.84% being registered with the political party.

The amount Papke earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 947.07% more than the national average, earning S/. 202,975 per year; in South Africa they earn 20.12% less than the national average, earning R 189,828 per year; in United States they earn 8.73% more than the national average, earning $46,917 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.38% more than the national average, earning $52,854 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Päpke93197/
Paepke91782/
Papcke91115/
Papkey9143/
Papker9136/
Papkee9122/
Paapke9113/
Papkie9110/
Paupke915/
Paspke913/
Pappke911/
Papk891/
Paepcke83188/
Paephke831/
Paepkie830/
Papka803,788/
Popke80606/
Pepke80404/
Pöpke8072/
Phapk805/
Pabke803/
Papki803/
Paipk801/
Papks801/
Papky801/
Popkes73345/
Poppke73263/
Popkey73209/
Popkie73105/
Pöppke7384/
Papkoj7356/
Poepke7354/
Päpcke7351/
Popcke7322/
Pappka7313/
Peipke736/
Papkka735/
Pepkie735/
Paebke733/
Popker733/
Papche732/
Papkai731/
Pajpek731/
Pöpcke731/
Pappky731/
Paepki731/
Pepkey731/
Peepke731/
Pepcke730/
Poupke730/
Paupki730/
Peppke730/
Papkova671,327/
Popkess6774/
Papková676/
Poepcke675/
Papc674/
Pabk672/
Popk672/
Popkeys672/
Poppcke671/
Peuppke671/
Papckka670/

Papke Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Papke in the Hindi language
पपकेpapake-
Papke in the Marathi language
पापकेpapake-
Papke in the Russian language
Папкеpapke-
Papke in the Arabic language
بابكيbabky-

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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 Papke
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