Papona Surname
Approximately 307 people bear this surname
Papona Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 296 | 1:446,788 | 37,223 |
| Papua New Guinea | 11 | 1:741,247 | 83,447 |
Papona Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Papona Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Papona (Marathi: पपोना) is borne by more people in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Papona? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 878,878th most frequently held family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 23,737,935 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 96 percent of Papona live; 96 percent live in Southeast Asia and 96 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia.
This surname is most widely held in Indonesia, where it is carried by 296 people, or 1 in 446,788. In Indonesia it is primarily found in: North Sulawesi, where 88 percent reside, North Maluku, where 8 percent reside and Central Sulawesi, where 3 percent reside. Without taking into account Indonesia this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Papona Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Papona in the Marathi language | ||
| पपोना | papona | - |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Papona
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