Paple Surname

996,001st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 257 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Paple Surname Definition:

From the lands of Pappil near Whittinghame, East Lothian, in old records spelled Pople and Popil, but since 1763 Pappil Alexander, son and heir of Johannes de Popil, granted several acres of Popil to Gilbert de Chockeburn (Cockburn), c, 1318 (Jomes, 9; Laing, 22).

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Paple Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea1661:49,1196,132
India721:10,653,686201,049
Cameroon101:2,076,907105,188
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Paple (139) may also be a first name.

Paple Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From the lands of Pappil near Whittinghame, East Lothian, in old records spelled Pople and Popil, but since 1763 Pappil Alexander, son and heir of Johannes de Popil, granted several acres of Popil to Gilbert de Chockeburn (Cockburn), c, 1318 (Jomes, 9; Laing, 22). Patrick, son of Roger de Popill, gifted a toft and garden in the territory of Popill to the Nunnery of Haddington in 1458 (RMS., II, 610).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

PAPPIL, Papple: From the lands of Pappil near Whittinghame, East Lothian, in old records spelled Pople and Popil, but since 1763 Pappil Alexander, son and heir of Johannes de Popil, granted several acres of Popil to Gilbert de Chockeburn (Cockburn), c, 1318 (Jomes, 9; Laing, 22). Patrick, son of Roger de Popill, gifted a toft and garden in the territory of Popill to the Nunnery of Haddington in 1458 (RMS., II, 610).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Paple Last Name Facts

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

Paple (Hindi: पपले, Marathi: पापले, Russian: Папле) occurs most in Papua New Guinea. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Paple? popularity and diffusion

The surname Paple is the 996,001st most frequently used surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 28,356,210 people. This last name is primarily found in Oceania, where 65 percent of Paple live; 65 percent live in Oceania Islands and 65 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 784,558th most commonly occurring given name world-wide, borne by 139 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 166 people, or 1 in 49,119. In Papua New Guinea Paple is most frequent in: Jiwaka, where 99 percent reside, Morobe, where 1 percent reside and West New Britain, where 1 percent reside. Beside Papua New Guinea Paple is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in India, where 28 percent reside and Cameroon, where 4 percent reside.

Paple Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Paple has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Paple surname increased 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Paple Last Name Statistics demography

Paple earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 21.4% less than the national average, earning $33,917 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Papile91471/
Papler91397/
Papple91271/
Peaple91169/
Papley9178/
Papele9168/
Paples9132/
Phaple917/
Papyle916/
Paplei912/
Paplez911/
Patple911/
Paiple911/
Papleu911/
Pappler83179/
Papille8334/
Peaples831/
Peaplie831/
Paipele831/
Paplett830/
Paspley830/
Peapler830/
Pople804,426/
Papla80283/
Peple80143/
Papli8055/
Peapples7743/
Pachpile778/
Papillie775/
Paphuile774/
Papeller771/
Papiller771/
Pepple739,718/
Popple732,232/
Papail73330/
Papeil73222/
Popley73125/
Popele73100/
Popleu7387/
Peeple7387/
Popler7372/
Paplia7367/
Peuple7362/
Pappla7356/
Poplet7341/
Pepley7327/
Poplee7321/
Pophle7319/
Phople7317/
Popleh7313/
Pöpleu738/
Paplis735/
Pappli734/
Paupli734/
Poples733/
Peplle733/
Papeal732/
Poeple732/
Pouple732/
Paplay731/
Poople731/
Poplei731/
Puople731/
Paphla731/
Papliy731/
Paplla731/
Paplli731/
Peplie731/
Pöpple731/
Popile731/
Poplea731/
Peplei730/
Pheple730/
Pachpille7129/
Poppler67581/
Papilla67419/
Poplett67312/
Pohplet67310/
Popille67168/
Poppele67110/
Pouplet6783/
Pöppler6783/
Peppley6777/
Pauplis6744/
Papilli6735/
Peuplie6719/
Poplees6719/
Pauplys6716/
Papella6713/
Paeplai6710/
Peiples676/
Papelli676/
Popplet675/
Phaploi674/
Papplla673/
Patploy673/
Popples672/
Phophle672/
Poepple672/
Popeele672/
Peppple672/
Pophlet671/
Phoplet671/
Papheal671/
Popelle671/
Ppepple671/
Pebpple671/
Paipeli671/
Pepille671/
Päppler671/
Poplejt671/
Phaphla671/
Phabpla671/
Pahploy671/
Pauplit670/
Pephley670/

Paple Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Paple in the Marathi language
पापलेpapale93.18
पापळेpapale4.55
पपलेpapale2.27
Paple in the Hindi language
पपलेpapale75
पापलेpapale16.67
पप्लेpaple8.33
Paple in the Russian language
Паплеpaple-

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