Pappa Surname
Approximately 14,330 people bear this surname
Pappa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greece | 9,451 | 1:1,172 | 39 |
| India | 1,207 | 1:635,514 | 30,187 |
| United States | 965 | 1:375,605 | 33,232 |
| Italy | 652 | 1:93,799 | 16,155 |
| Guatemala | 270 | 1:59,565 | 2,404 |
| Argentina | 269 | 1:158,897 | 13,379 |
| Indonesia | 206 | 1:641,986 | 50,443 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| Brazil | 121 | 1:1,769,209 | 57,430 |
| Ecuador | 111 | 1:143,296 | 6,987 |
| Sweden | 110 | 1:89,516 | 6,554 |
| England | 106 | 1:525,642 | 32,946 |
| Germany | 75 | 1:1,073,406 | 72,288 |
| Switzerland | 52 | 1:157,941 | 14,824 |
| Estonia | 46 | 1:28,735 | 5,267 |
| Albania | 43 | 1:67,769 | 7,839 |
| Netherlands | 42 | 1:402,076 | 42,431 |
| Norway | 37 | 1:138,981 | 17,684 |
| Nigeria | 37 | 1:4,787,642 | 126,894 |
| Australia | 33 | 1:818,052 | 51,601 |
| Venezuela | 24 | 1:1,258,503 | 17,711 |
| Ukraine | 22 | 1:2,069,213 | 143,711 |
| Canada | 22 | 1:1,674,800 | 111,190 |
| Papua New Guinea | 18 | 1:452,984 | 57,838 |
| Cyprus | 15 | 1:58,992 | 5,768 |
| Russia | 15 | 1:9,608,204 | 322,587 |
| South Africa | 14 | 1:3,869,836 | 127,494 |
| United Arab Emirates | 12 | 1:763,523 | 25,625 |
| Uruguay | 11 | 1:311,978 | 20,848 |
| Philippines | 10 | 1:10,123,822 | 213,993 |
| Belgium | 10 | 1:1,149,664 | 82,403 |
| Bahrain | 9 | 1:149,845 | 5,469 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| France | 9 | 1:7,380,302 | 306,885 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| Spain | 8 | 1:5,844,004 | 86,878 |
| Finland | 6 | 1:916,117 | 41,832 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Peru | 5 | 1:6,356,825 | 38,776 |
| Pakistan | 5 | 1:35,728,777 | 102,388 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Colombia | 3 | 1:15,924,691 | 28,711 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Faroe Islands | 1 | 1:48,998 | 2,049 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 82 | 1:612,423 | 40,920 |
The alternate forms: Pappà (1) are calculated separately.
Pappa (39,442) may also be a first name.
Pappa Demographics
Average Male Pappa Height
175.72 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Pappa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pappa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Pappa (Bengali: পাপ্পা, Georgian: პაპპა, Hindi: पप्पा, Marathi: पापा, Oriya: ପାପା, Russian: Паппа) is carried by more people in Greece than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Pappà. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pappa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 36,803rd most frequently used surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 508,552 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 75 percent of Pappa live; 66 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 66 percent live in Helleno-Europe. Pappa is also the 22,454th most widespread given name at a global level It is held by 39,442 people.
The last name Pappa is most commonly held in Greece, where it is held by 9,451 people, or 1 in 1,172. In Greece it is primarily concentrated in: Attica, where 40 percent are found, Epirus, where 24 percent are found and Thessaly, where 9 percent are found. Other than Greece Pappa is found in 72 countries. It also occurs in India, where 8 percent are found and The United States, where 7 percent are found.
Pappa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Pappa has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Pappa last name increased 1,177 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 10,600 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Pappa Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Pappa last name are 23.6% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 70.37% registered with the party.
The amount Pappa earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 24.71% less than the national average, earning €22,610 per year; in Peru they earn 2.11% less than the national average, earning S/. 18,976 per year; in Colombia they earn 33.65% less than the national average, earning $15,063,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 3.56% more than the national average, earning $44,684 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.34% more than the national average, earning $58,795 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Pappa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Pappa in the Georgian language | ||
| პაპპა | pappa | - |
| Pappa in the Bengali language | ||
| পাপ্পা | pappa | - |
| Pappa in the Oriya language | ||
| ପାପା | papa | - |
| Pappa in the Marathi language | ||
| पापा | papa | - |
| Pappa in the Hindi language | ||
| पप्पा | pappa | 99.09 |
| पाप्पा | pappa | 0.6 |
| पप्पू | pappu | 0.3 |
| Pappa in the Russian language | ||
| Паппа | pappa | - |
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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
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pappa
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