Papuni Surname

1,231,034th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 189 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
New Zealand
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Papuni Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Papuni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
New Zealand1301:34,8335,995
Australia301:899,85754,700
Indonesia191:6,960,484292,931
India51:153,413,076951,030
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Papuni (635) may also be a first name.

Papuni Last Name Facts

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

The last name Papuni (Georgian: პაპუნი, Hindi: पपुनी, Marathi: पापुनी, Oriya: ପାପୁନି) occurs more in New Zealand more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Papuni.

How Common Is The Last Name Papuni? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,231,034th most frequently used surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 38,558,444 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 85 percent of Papuni live; 85 percent live in Australasia and 85 percent live in Australia and New Zealand. It is also the 330,269th most prevalent first name at a global level, held by 635 people.

Papuni is most widely held in New Zealand, where it is held by 130 people, or 1 in 34,833. In New Zealand Papuni is most frequent in: Bay of Plenty Region, where 35 percent reside, Auckland Region, where 22 percent reside and Gisborne Region, where 22 percent reside. Aside from New Zealand this surname exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 16 percent reside and Indonesia, where 10 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Papouni922/
Papgouni8648/
Papunich865/
Papougni861/
Papuna8390/
Paapgouni801/
Paponie778/
Pappuna776/
Phaponi774/
Papoune773/
Papinij772/
Papouna771/
Paapini771/
Papuina771/
Papinai770/
Papuń731/
Poputnyi713/
Papugner712/
Papounna711/
Pachpune711/
Paipinij711/
Papunets711/
Papougne711/
Papona67307/
Papone67221/
Papine6765/
Popuna6764/
Pachpunje6741/
Phaphinij671/
Papiní671/

Papuni Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Papuni in the Georgian language
პაპუნიpapuni-
Papuni in the Marathi language
पापुनीpapuni-
Papuni in the Hindi language
पपुनीpapuni41.67
पपूङीpapuni25
पापुनीpapuni16.67
पपुङीpapuni8.33
पापूनीpapuni8.33
Papuni in the Oriya language
ପାପୁନିpapuni38.21
ପପୁନିpapuni36.79
ପପୁନୀpapuni12.5
ପାପୁନୀpapuni7.5
ପାପିନିpapini0.36

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Papuni
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