Papp Surname

7,855th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 72,352 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Papp Surname User-submission:

This word means 'priest' in the Hungarian language. Those who bear the surname are likely the descendants of a priest on their paternal line. Pap is common as a component in many countries in the region, including Greece and the former Yugoslave republics.

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Papp Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary53,5891:18313
United States5,6601:64,0397,501
Romania4,8201:4,166566
Canada1,2781:28,8313,793
Slovakia1,2741:4,189270
Germany1,0861:74,1309,378
Ukraine7971:57,1188,236
Austria6291:13,5381,953
Australia4241:63,6697,638
Brazil4111:520,86219,574
England3721:149,78014,332
France2131:311,84447,518
Argentina1631:262,23021,146
Sweden1541:63,9404,874
Estonia1531:8,6391,162
Spain1301:359,63120,401
Czechia1121:94,94215,795
India1101:6,973,322154,831
Switzerland1031:79,7379,154
Croatia911:46,4689,083
Russia731:1,974,288123,658
South Africa601:902,96258,308
Italy581:1,054,42671,176
Belgium551:209,03027,072
Netherlands531:318,62637,214
Poland521:730,93760,459
Denmark471:120,10011,018
New Zealand431:105,31013,865
Pakistan411:4,357,16830,068
Thailand401:1,765,959222,048
Ireland291:162,3777,171
Norway191:270,64728,127
Wales161:193,40812,484
Honduras151:587,7633,647
United Arab Emirates141:654,44824,061
Venezuela141:2,157,43425,468
Scotland141:382,41616,471
Finland131:422,82327,659
Malaysia131:2,268,78789,138
Uruguay121:285,98020,148
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Belarus81:1,187,63277,603
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Kazakhstan61:2,947,083107,736
Iran51:15,356,505213,424
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
China41:341,830,39216,990
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Serbia31:2,381,64930,913
Slovenia31:829,22525,091
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Malta11:430,2723,380
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England171:1,433,84549,523
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1261:398,56129,579

Papp (310) may also be a first name.

Papp Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This word means 'priest' in the Hungarian language. Those who bear the surname are likely the descendants of a priest on their paternal line. Pap is common as a component in many countries in the region, including Greece and the former Yugoslave republics.

- anphalas

I was told that my great grandfather Pap grew up in a Catholic orphanage in Hungary. The names of his parents were unknown, so he was given the surname Pap. When he emegrated to the United States, he changed the spelling of his last name to Papp.

- mwpapp

Papp Last Name Facts

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

The last name Papp (Hindi: पप्प, Russian: Папп) is found most frequently in Hungary. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Papp? popularity and diffusion

The surname Papp is the 7,855th most frequent family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 100,723 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 88 percent of Papp live; 84 percent live in Eastern Europe and 74 percent live in Hungaro-Europe. Papp is also the 499,178th most frequently occurring forename throughout the world, held by 310 people.

The surname Papp is most numerous in Hungary, where it is borne by 53,589 people, or 1 in 183. In Hungary Papp is most prevalent in: Budapest, where 13 percent live, Hajdú-Bihar County, where 11 percent live and Pest County, where 11 percent live. Apart from Hungary this surname occurs in 79 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 8 percent live and Romania, where 7 percent live.

Papp Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Papp has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 4,492 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 2,188 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Papp Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Papp surname is principally Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Orthodox (46%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Papp last name are 7.29% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 54.06% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Papp earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 9.8% less than the national average, earning €27,087 per year; in Norway they earn 0.7% less than the national average, earning 343,641 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 43.64% more than the national average, earning R 341,340 per year; in United States they earn 8.3% more than the national average, earning $46,731 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.66% more than the national average, earning $50,509 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pappe891,088/
Papps891,036/
Paupp8910/
Paapp891/
Phapp890/
Pfapp890/
Pap8627,224/
Phappe8020/
Paipps802/
Popp7546,331/
Pape7539,357/
Phap759,842/
Paap753,083/
Paup75551/
Peap75436/
Paps75385/
Paip75195/
Paph7532/
Papš7523/
Papf7517/
Payp7513/
Papt7510/
Ppap758/
Papz753/
Padp753/
Pajp752/
Vpap752/
Pazp751/
Papő751/
Pabp751/
Pasp751/
Bpap751/
Pappová731,197/
Pappova7383/
Pa67380,078/
Poppe6722,420/
Paape671,468/
Paupe67679/
Paspe67603/
Phaup67578/
Peape67416/
Popps67278/
Peipp67186/
Paipe6766/
Papsø6762/
Pheap6738/
Phape6733/
Phaph6727/
Paaps6718/
Paphe6713/
Phatp6711/
Papss679/
Paups676/
Pahup672/
Paips672/
Patpe672/
Hpape671/
Phaip671/
Pabpe671/
Pahap671/
Paupz671/
Papfe671/
Pôppe671/
Pfape670/
Poupp670/
Poopp670/
Papsh670/
Peaps670/

Papp Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Papp in the Hindi language
पप्पpappa62.5
पप्पूpappu26.56
पप्प्papp6.25
पप्प्ॅpappe3.13
पप्पीpappi1.56
Papp in the Russian language
Паппpapp-

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