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Where Does The Last Name Pappan Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Pappan (Bengali: পাপ্পন, Hindi: पप्पन, Marathi: पन) is most common in Pakistan. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pappan? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Pappan is the 197,721^st most commonly used last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 3,442,393 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 73 percent of Pappan reside; 67 percent reside in South Asia and 45 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Pappan is also the 58,114^th most frequently used given name on earth, borne by 10,827 people.

The surname is most numerous in Pakistan, where it is held by 939 people, or 1 in 190,249. In Pakistan Pappan is most frequent in: Punjab, where 84 percent reside, Sindh, where 16 percent reside and Balochistan, where 0 percent reside. Not including Pakistan this last name is found in 20 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 26 percent reside and India, where 22 percent reside.

Pappan Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Pappan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Pappan last name increased 3,673 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pappan Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States Pappan are 30.71% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 77.48% registered with the political party.

Pappan earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.23% more than the national average, earning $45,838 USD per year.