Papola Surname

242,504th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,646 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
San Marino

Papola Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Papola Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa6221:87,10210,706
India4841:1,584,84658,592
Italy2591:236,12632,332
United States1321:2,745,901164,003
Papua New Guinea701:116,48215,803
Argentina221:1,942,88297,983
France191:3,495,933219,029
Israel171:503,39037,521
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
England21:27,859,030389,889
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
San Marino11:33,214932

The alternate forms: Pápola (1) are calculated separately.

Papola (40) may also be a first name.

Papola Last Name Facts

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

Papola (Georgian: ფაფოლა, Hindi: पपोला, Marathi: पापोला) has its highest incidence in South Africa. It can appear in the variant forms: Pápola. For other possible spellings of Papola click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Papola? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 242,504th most commonly used last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 4,427,428 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 38 percent of Papola reside; 38 percent reside in Southern Africa and 38 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,614,485th most common given name worldwide, held by 40 people.

It is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is borne by 622 people, or 1 in 87,102. In South Africa Papola is primarily found in: Limpopo, where 48 percent live, Gauteng, where 39 percent live and North West, where 8 percent live. Outside of South Africa Papola occurs in 14 countries. It is also common in India, where 29 percent live and Italy, where 16 percent live.

Papola Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Papola surname are 22.8% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 69.57% registered with the party.

The amount Papola earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 46.26% more than the national average, earning €43,922 per year; in South Africa they earn 45.6% less than the national average, earning R 129,276 per year and in United States they earn 4.2% more than the national average, earning $44,962 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pápola941/
Papoula92223/
Papoila92168/
Papolla92149/
Pappola9248/
Paspola9235/
Papoola9230/
Papolas929/
Papolia921/
Pahpola921/
Papoulia86951/
Pappolla86396/
Papoulas86161/
Paapolla863/
Papolias861/
Phaphola861/
Papala831,957/
Popola831,276/
Papula83609/
Papole83517/
Papela83113/
Papoli8382/
Papolo8372/
Papoly832/
Papoulias801,748/
Pappoulas8010/
Papouleas805/
Papoullas802/
Pashpolla801/
Pappgolla801/
Papuolias801/
Pappoulia801/
Popoola7791,513/
Pappala7712,534/
Pappula778,463/
Papalia775,720/
Papatla771,052/
Paspula771,049/
Poopola77375/
Papouli77311/
Papalas77294/
Paspala77211/
Popolla77139/
Papalla7785/
Papolio7761/
Paipala7754/
Poppola7740/
Paepela7738/
Paipula7734/
Papolis7730/
Popuola7727/
Papulla7726/
Papalaş7725/
Papulya7724/
Pepoula7722/
Papalea7720/
Papolos7719/
Paphala7716/
Paapala7712/
Papalau7712/
Pappolo7711/
Papaula7710/
Papulas779/
Papalai779/
Papaala777/
Papfala775/
Potpola775/
Paypala775/
Papollo773/
Papaela772/
Phapula772/
Patpala771/
Patpole771/
Peapole771/
Paupala771/
Paypula771/
Phapole771/
Padpala771/
Papalaa771/
Papalya771/
Papgala771/
Papoole771/
Pappoli771/
Papulaa771/
Papulia771/
Papuula771/
Papalad771/
Papaloa771/
Papelah771/
Papelau771/
Papholo771/
Papoulo771/
Papalay771/
Papuila771/
Popolas771/
Poupola771/
Popoloa771/
Paspole770/
Paupoulias751/
Pappoulias751/
Papoulis71576/
Paspalas71456/
Papalias71194/
Papgalla71121/
Papallas7172/
Pachpole7171/
Pappelau7160/
Peippola7143/
Papaelia7140/
Pappalau7140/
Papulias7138/
Poopoola7130/
Pappalas7129/
Phaphela7129/
Patpalla7124/
Paspulla7120/
Popoolaa7117/
Popoolas7114/
Paitpala7112/
Pappaala718/
Pappalla717/
Paidpala716/
Pashpala716/
Pappouli716/
Papaalia715/
Paypalas714/
Papatlla714/
Paapatla714/
Pashpula714/
Paipulas714/
Phopolla714/
Poppoola714/
Poepoola714/
Popfoola714/
Paaspula713/
Paspalia713/
Popoolau713/
Poipoola713/
Paapouli712/
Pappulla712/
Popollia711/
Paspalat711/
Paspalla711/
Paspulas711/
Pauppala711/
Pauspula711/
Ppappula711/
Paapaala711/
Paappala711/
Paappula711/
Pachpala711/
Papalait711/
Papathla711/
Papattla711/
Papoules711/
Papphala711/
Pappolou711/
Puopoola711/
Popoolat711/
Paphalap711/
Papoulou711/
Papalaya711/
Paipalla711/
Phophola711/
Phaphala711/
Phapholi711/
Páppolla711/
Popgoola711/
Ppopoola711/
Pospoola711/
Pobpoola711/
Paipalad711/
Papale674,064/
Pepela672,321/
Pepala671,507/
Popela671,425/
Popolo671,397/
Popoli67953/
Papali67413/
Papała67304/
Papuli67201/
Popala67184/
Papule67131/
Popole6759/
Papelo6758/
Papatella6754/
Papalo6739/
Papaly6730/
Pappoulis6728/
Pappuleas6727/
Popula6724/
Papulo6721/
Papacella678/
Pepolo678/
Phaphulia675/
Papoulios675/
Phaphalas674/
Pheaphala672/
Paspalias671/
Phaphalay671/
Phopholia671/
Paapulapp671/
Pachpoole671/
Papalí671/
Papală671/
Pappoulli671/
Pappoulos671/
Phaphalai671/
Phaphalaj671/
Phaphalat671/
Phapoloph671/
Pópolo671/

Papola Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Papola in the Georgian language
ფაფოლაpapola-
Papola in the Hindi language
पपोलाpapola99.02
पपोेलाpapoela0.49
पपोेेलाpapoeela0.49
Papola in the Marathi language
पापोलाpapola51.72
पपोलाpapola48.28

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