Paponja Surname

636,210th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 479 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Highest density in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Paponja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Paponja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bosnia and Herzegovina2851:12,4082,426
Croatia1661:25,4745,286
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Austria101:851,54467,454
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Paponja Last Name Facts

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

Paponja occurs more in Bosnia and Herzegovina more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Paponja.

How Common Is The Last Name Paponja? popularity and diffusion

It is the 636,210th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 15,214,083 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Paponja live; 94 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 94 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

Paponja is most commonly used in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is carried by 285 people, or 1 in 12,408. In Bosnia and Herzegovina it is mostly found in: Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 94 percent live and Republika Srpska, where 6 percent live. Other than Bosnia and Herzegovina Paponja occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Croatia, where 35 percent live and Germany, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Paponza861/
Papenja861/
Papanija803/
Paipongna758/
Papanaija751/
Papagna71942/
Papania71813/
Poponea71185/
Papansa71131/
Phaipongna71123/
Papança7185/
Poponia7150/
Papanji7143/
Papanea7137/
Papanca7131/
Papanya7122/
Paponie718/
Phaphonxay716/
Papunya715/
Peponia714/
Poponya714/
Papanza711/
Papenia711/
Paponso711/
Papancea67184/
Phaphonchai6724/
Pappania6715/
Poopunja674/
Paipanya672/
Puipanja671/
Papéniah671/
Papougne671/
Paphania671/

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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 Paponja
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