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
Papona (Marathi: पपोना) is held by more people in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Papona? popularity and diffusion
It is the 878,878th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 23,737,935 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Papona are found; 96 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 96 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia.
Papona is most numerous in Indonesia, where it is carried by 296 people, or 1 in 446,788. In Indonesia Papona is most common in: North Sulawesi, where 88 percent are found, North Maluku, where 8 percent are found and Central Sulawesi, where 3 percent are found. Apart from Indonesia it occurs in one country. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 4 percent are found.
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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