Papuga Surname

144,154th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,083 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Serbia

Papuga Surname User-submission:

The name Papuga, in Polish, directly translates to 'parrot', the bird. Papuga is also used to describe somebody who is chatty. Similar to the English way of using 'parroting' to describe somebody repeating non-verbatim what you've said.

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Papuga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland1,6841:22,5713,409
United States4731:766,29859,625
Serbia3861:18,5102,146
Croatia1081:39,1547,862
France681:976,805110,007
Moldova541:65,9518,964
Canada481:767,61660,775
Czechia471:226,24431,645
Slovakia351:152,47027,208
England321:1,741,18971,393
Denmark231:245,42219,084
Germany201:4,025,273167,743
Belarus201:475,05345,383
Hungary181:545,34933,535
Russia171:8,477,827301,506
Norway161:321,39331,311
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Slovenia51:497,53521,006
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Papuga Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The name Papuga, in Polish, directly translates to 'parrot', the bird. Papuga is also used to describe somebody who is chatty. Similar to the English way of using 'parroting' to describe somebody repeating non-verbatim what you've said.

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Papuga Last Name Facts

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

The surname Papuga (Russian: Папуга) is more commonly found in Poland than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Papuga click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Papuga? popularity and diffusion

Papuga is the 144,154th most commonly occurring family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 2,363,784 people. The surname Papuga is mostly found in Europe, where 82 percent of Papuga live; 61 percent live in Eastern Europe and 57 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

The surname is most frequent in Poland, where it is borne by 1,684 people, or 1 in 22,571. Apart from Poland this last name occurs in 27 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 15 percent are found and Serbia, where 13 percent are found.

Papuga Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Papuga surname is predominantly Orthodox (57%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Papuga surname are 5.26% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 58.49% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Papuga earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 32.19% less than the national average, earning 234,682 kr per year; in United States they earn 23.7% more than the national average, earning $53,375 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.76% more than the national average, earning $52,543 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Papunga925/
Paphunga868/
Popuga83165/
Papiga8333/
Pepuga832/
Papoga831/
Popugay77240/
Popugai7711/
Popugaj773/
Papogha771/
Papunggo7134/
Papunggi7113/
Papungge712/
Pepiga67119/
Popoga6719/
Popugo6710/
Phophunga672/
Papigo672/
Popugaich672/
Papoge671/
Pepugo671/
Phopugatch631/
Phapogo6239/
Pappogi623/
Popogaai573/
Potphuge571/
Popogo5041/

Papuga Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Papuga in the Russian language
Папугаpapuga-

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