Papusa Surname

1,185,157th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 200 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Moldova
Highest density in:
Moldova

Papusa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Papusa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Moldova1461:24,3934,045
Romania401:501,94738,412
Latvia51:410,00928,210
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

The alternate forms: Papuša (2) & Păpuşă (4) are calculated separately.

Papusa (48) may also be a first name.

Papusa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Papusa (Marathi: पासुसा, Oriya: ପାପୁସା) occurs in Moldova more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as: Papuša or Păpuşă. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Papusa? popularity and diffusion

Papusa is the 1,185,157th most commonly used surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 36,437,730 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 97 percent of Papusa reside; 93 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 93 percent reside in Romanian Europe. Papusa is also the 1,448,253rd most commonly used given name in the world. It is borne by 48 people.

Papusa is most common in Moldova, where it is carried by 146 people, or 1 in 24,393. In Moldova it is most numerous in: Hîncești District, where 33 percent live, Ocnița District, where 24 percent live and Chișinău Municipality, where 19 percent live. Without taking into account Moldova it is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Romania, where 20 percent live and Latvia, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Papuša942/
Papusha922,400/
Paputsa92187/
Papusai929/
Papusca926/
Pabpusa925/
Papusza922/
Pappusa921/
Papoutsa86186/
Papuszaj868/
Paputsas868/
Papushai865/
Papushah863/
Pappusah861/
Papuča83146/
Papusi8346/
Papuja8335/
Papisa8325/
Papuca8323/
Paposa837/
Păpuşă834/
Papuse833/
Papoutsas80254/
Phapphusa8010/
Papushcha806/
Papoutsaa801/
Pfaupusha800/
Papucha77212/
Papusoi7797/
Papuzza7763/
Papushi7747/
Papucea7744/
Poputsa7713/
Papucis7711/
Popusha778/
Paputsi772/
Papposa772/
Papuisi771/
Pappusy771/
Pauposa771/
Papucia771/
Paputse771/
Papossa771/
Popussa771/
Papuzaa771/
Papoutsi711,926/
Papushoi71313/
Papushoy71175/
Pepushaj71105/
Papuchis7176/
Pappusih7136/
Papoosha7127/
Paputsis7126/
Papoutsy7115/
Popushai7113/
Papuczys716/
Papoussi711/
Paposhah711/
Paatpuse711/
Pepushai711/
Papouseh710/
Papoutsis674,017/
Papiso67559/
Popisa6750/
Papoutsos6746/
Papuçi6737/
Phapishah6737/
Papoutsou6732/
Papouchis6728/
Papuzi6724/
Papuci6719/
Popuša6715/
Poposa676/
Phophutsa675/
Paposo672/
Popuţa672/
Papuschis672/
Papoza671/
Popuja671/
Pepuishaj671/
Papose671/
Paposi671/
Papouches671/
Popuca671/
Papautsis671/
Papourzai671/
Paapoutsi671/
Pepisa670/

Papusa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Papusa in the Marathi language
पासुसाpasusa-
Papusa in the Oriya language
ପାପୁସାpapusa80
ପପୁସାpapusa20

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Footnotes

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