Papui Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Papui Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 8 | 1:1,019,215 | 101,897 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Papui (142) may also be a first name.
Papui Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Papui Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Papui (Hindi: पपूङी) is borne by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Papui? popularity and diffusion
Papui is the 6,360,413th most commonly occurring family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 89 percent of Papui are found; 89 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 89 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 775,413th most frequent forename at a global level It is held by 142 people.
This surname is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 1,019,215. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly concentrated in: West New Britain, where 63 percent live, East New Britain, where 13 percent live and Eastern Highlands, where 13 percent live. Barring Papua New Guinea Papui occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 11 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Papui Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Papui in the Hindi language | ||
| पपूङी | papuni | 39.51 |
| पपुङी | papuni | 18.52 |
| पपूड़ी | papuri | 18.52 |
| पपुई | papu'i | 17.28 |
| पपुड़ी | papuri | 2.47 |
| पपूई | papu'i | 1.23 |
| पापुड़ी | papuri | 1.23 |
| पप्पू | pappu | 1.23 |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Papui
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