Pappas Surname
Approximately 45,994 people bear this surname
Pappas Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 24,726 | 1:14,659 | 1,840 |
| Greece | 17,038 | 1:650 | 8 |
| Australia | 1,644 | 1:16,421 | 2,313 |
| Canada | 1,182 | 1:31,172 | 4,063 |
| Germany | 399 | 1:201,768 | 23,133 |
| South Africa | 286 | 1:189,433 | 20,588 |
| England | 126 | 1:442,207 | 29,452 |
| France | 77 | 1:862,633 | 101,453 |
| Cyprus | 60 | 1:14,748 | 1,691 |
| Thailand | 58 | 1:1,217,902 | 177,118 |
| Sweden | 52 | 1:189,361 | 13,089 |
| Brazil | 39 | 1:5,489,085 | 137,424 |
| Netherlands | 35 | 1:482,491 | 46,668 |
| Switzerland | 32 | 1:256,654 | 21,165 |
| Belgium | 31 | 1:370,859 | 40,209 |
| Austria | 18 | 1:473,080 | 46,251 |
| Scotland | 18 | 1:297,434 | 13,849 |
| Argentina | 17 | 1:2,514,318 | 114,515 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Spain | 13 | 1:3,596,310 | 69,669 |
| Italy | 13 | 1:4,704,361 | 107,811 |
| Mexico | 10 | 1:12,412,620 | 43,480 |
| Poland | 10 | 1:3,800,875 | 132,137 |
| Ethiopia | 9 | 1:10,838,474 | 14,518 |
| Wales | 8 | 1:386,816 | 19,671 |
| Albania | 8 | 1:364,257 | 16,885 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Turkey | 3 | 1:25,940,474 | 162,557 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Greenland | 1 | 1:56,379 | 1,133 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
The alternate forms: Pappás (2) are calculated separately.
Pappas (150) may also be a first name.
Pappas Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
“Priest” in Greek.
(Greek) The priest.
User-submitted Reference
Papas in Greek means priest. It is customary in Greek culture for priests to be called with their occupational title 'priest' followed by their given first name. e.g. a priest named John, would be called 'priest John' (in Greek that would be Pappagiannis [Pappajohn]). Low-rank priests in Greece are allowed to marry and have children, who they would be called using the genitive of their father's name e.g. 'Pappajohn's George'. Eventually, that would become a family's last name. Often the second part of the name would be dropped, leaving the last name shortened to Pappas. (Pappageorge, Pappajohn, Pappanick, etc would all turn into Pappas).
- gotozeusPappas is a surname derived from the same Greek word meaning 'priest'. Do not confuse it by saying it means 'father'. Many Greek surnames are prefixed 'papa' and then have another forename or surname. That means 'priest x' and not 'father x'.
- aristoPappas Demographics
Average Pappas Salary in
United States
$49,628 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Pappas Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pappas Come From? nationality or country of origin
Pappas (Russian: Паппас) is found most in The United States. It can be rendered as a variant: Pappás. For other potential spellings of Pappas click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pappas? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 12,211th most commonly occurring last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 158,446 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 55 percent of Pappas reside; 55 percent reside in North America and 55 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Pappas is also the 752,187th most commonly held first name at a global level, held by 150 people.
Pappas is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 24,726 people, or 1 in 14,659. In The United States Pappas is most numerous in: California, where 11 percent live, New York, where 11 percent live and Florida, where 8 percent live. Aside from The United States this surname exists in 58 countries. It is also common in Greece, where 37 percent live and Australia, where 4 percent live.
Pappas Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Pappas last name are 4.5% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 51.27% being registered with the party.
The amount Pappas earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 51.25% more than the national average, earning 523,441 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 227.22% more than the national average, earning R 777,600 per year; in United States they earn 15.02% more than the national average, earning $49,628 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.36% more than the national average, earning $62,281 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Pappas Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Pappas in the Russian language | ||
| Паппас | pappas | - |
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Footnotes
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