Papuka Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Papuka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Papuka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine91:5,058,077228,455
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
England11:55,718,059489,080
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Papuka (26) may also be a first name.

Papuka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Papuka (Georgian: ფაფუკა, Russian: Папука) is more frequently found in Ukraine than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Papuka? popularity and diffusion

The surname Papuka is the 4,908,606th most commonly occurring surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. Papuka occurs predominantly in Europe, where 63 percent of Papuka are found; 56 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 56 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 2,084,397th most frequently held first name in the world. It is borne by 26 people.

This surname is most numerous in Ukraine, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 5,058,077. In Ukraine Papuka is most frequent in: Luhansk Oblast, where 78 percent reside, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, where 11 percent reside and Kharkiv Oblast, where 11 percent reside. Barring Ukraine this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 25 percent reside and England, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Papouka925/
Papueka924/
Pappuka924/
Papukas921/
Papuszka8648/
Papuchka862/
Papuke83131/
Papuko83119/
Papika8364/
Papuca8323/
Papoka8321/
Papuki8313/
Papuky833/
Pepukai77988/
Papucea7744/
Papucki7738/
Papudko7728/
Papouki778/
Papusca776/
Papusko771/
Paputko771/
Papueca771/
Papauko771/
Papicka771/
Papushko7169/
Papukchi7153/
Pappukho7110/
Poupouka711/
Papuszko711/
Popuszka711/
Popouska711/
Phaphuko711/
Papica67631/
Popoka6792/
Popika6775/
Papuqi6711/
Papiko677/
Papoko672/
Papoca672/
Papoke671/
Popuca671/
Phophukas671/
Pepika671/

Papuka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Papuka in the Georgian language
ფაფუკაpapuka-
Papuka in the Russian language
Папукаpapuka-

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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 Papuka
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