Papora Surname

1,907,068th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 95 people bear this surname

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

Papora Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Papora Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea891:91,61512,219
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Papora (19) may also be a first name.

Papora Last Name Facts

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

The last name Papora occurs most in Papua New Guinea. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Papora.

How Common Is The Last Name Papora? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,907,068th most prevalent last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 76,711,010 people. The surname Papora is mostly found in Oceania, where 94 percent of Papora are found; 94 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 94 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Papora is also the 2,523,061st most commonly held first name internationally, held by 19 people.

The last name is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 89 people, or 1 in 91,615. In Papua New Guinea it is most numerous in: Western Highlands, where 49 percent reside, Southern Highlands, where 37 percent reside and Madang, where 12 percent reside. Outside of Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 5 percent reside and The Philippines, where 1 percent reside.

Papora Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Papora has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Papora last name rose 250 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Papora Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Papora surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

Papora earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 35.11% more than the national average, earning $58,300 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Paspora9211/
Paporay928/
Papoura923/
Padpora921/
Papoora921/
Papouras8649/
Paporzai869/
Pachpora861/
Phaporoa861/
Papara831,058/
Papera83979/
Paporo83426/
Papura83311/
Papore8386/
Popora8382/
Papèra8346/
Papori8314/
Pepora832/
Paporé832/
Paupora'a801/
Papourzai801/
Podpora771,243/
Paparas77360/
Paparai77174/
Paupore77143/
Paparoa7777/
Paparau7762/
Papatra7757/
Papaura7753/
Paspara7734/
Papouri7729/
Poporad7726/
Pappara7726/
Paupera7715/
Paporis7715/
Papuraj7714/
Papoori7713/
Paparaj7711/
Paparap779/
Potpora778/
Paputra777/
Paspore777/
Paparah777/
Paparad776/
Paporet776/
Pappori774/
Paphara774/
Pappera773/
Paparza773/
Paparat772/
Paparay771/
Poporai771/
Patpore771/
Papeera771/
Paperay771/
Pappura771/
Papurai771/
Paepera771/
Paepara771/
Papores771/
Poporea771/
Papoire771/
Paposri771/
Paupara770/
Pappoori71275/
Pachpore7177/
Papouris7150/
Papharat7132/
Pappuraj7131/
Pahpoori7123/
Paparais7113/
Paporesh718/
Pasparas715/
Paporish715/
Paipoori714/
Papuraja714/
Paparaai714/
Paparaid714/
Papareha714/
Paiputra713/
Paupuras712/
Paparaya712/
Paiparay711/
Padpatra711/
Pappurau711/
Pauparas711/
Paparaip711/
Papeeray711/
Paporisz711/
Paaipara711/
Papaurai711/
Paparo671,556/
Popara671,197/
Pepera671,065/
Papare671,040/
Popera67724/
Papari67450/
Papero67138/
Poporo67126/
Popori67124/
Papuri67100/
Popore6752/
Papury6716/
Papure6715/
Pahapatra6713/
Phapharay6713/
Popura6711/
Papparath6710/
Papură678/
Papară677/
Peporo675/
Papuro674/
Phaphatra674/
Păpara674/
Pepara673/
Papary671/
Paparà671/
Paparó671/
Papourzhi671/
Phapharah671/
Phapharaj671/
Pappooree671/
Paspooree671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Papora
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