Papy Surname

90,442nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,300 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Papy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Papy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo3,3591:21,9952,781
France8051:82,51311,718
Bangladesh3601:442,65811,259
Vietnam2311:401,0651,311
Belgium1511:76,13712,057
United States1091:3,325,311189,554
Argentina351:1,221,24071,984
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Angola251:1,079,5693,117
Rwanda161:710,3112,071
Hungary151:654,41837,235
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
England111:5,065,278148,650
Italy111:5,559,699110,230
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Burundi91:1,089,428846
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Cameroon81:2,596,134118,056
Taiwan71:3,349,24920,155
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Tanzania61:8,823,60272,091
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Somalia41:3,363,0155,093
Gabon41:472,2983,618
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States401:1,255,46770,036

The alternate forms: Pápy (13) are calculated separately.

Papy (226,436) may also be a first name.

Papy Last Name Facts

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

Papy (Hindi: पप्पी, Oriya: ପପି) is held by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Pápy. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Papy? popularity and diffusion

It is the 90,442nd most frequently occurring family name globally, held by around 1 in 1,375,009 people. Papy occurs predominantly in Africa, where 69 percent of Papy reside; 64 percent reside in Central Africa and 64 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Papy is also the 4,635th most frequently occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 226,436 people.

This surname is most common in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 3,359 people, or 1 in 21,995. Other than The DR Congo this last name occurs in 54 countries. It is also found in France, where 15 percent live and Bangladesh, where 7 percent live.

Papy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Papy has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Papy last name grew 273 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 1,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Papy Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Papy surname are 0.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 53.33% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Papy earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 2.45% less than the national average, earning $42,090 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.71% more than the national average, earning $51,028 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pápy9213/
Papay891,444/
Pappy89409/
Paupy89279/
Papyi89216/
Papey89158/
Papoy89112/
Papuy8939/
Papiy8938/
Papys894/
Papfy893/
Paspy892/
Papaya802,282/
Paypay80912/
Papysh80558/
Paipay80359/
Papaiy80223/
Papych8062/
Pappey8019/
Pappay8016/
Papaay804/
Papays803/
Pappyo803/
Padpay802/
Papayt802/
Patpuy802/
Pajpay801/
Paphey801/
Paipiy801/
Paepay801/
Papa7580,947/
Pape7539,357/
Popy7537,519/
Papi7537,402/
Papá75272/
Pepy75211/
Papă7568/
Papé7551/
Papí758/
Papè752/
Papj751/
Paipaya738,546/
Pahapay73129/
Pappaya736/
Passpay731/
Peaphey731/
Pajpaya731/
Paapaya731/
Paypaya731/
Paiphyo731/
Phaphuy731/
Pappa6714,330/
Papai673,477/
Papis673,077/
Papaj672,596/
Poppy672,510/
Papio672,406/
Paipa672,322/
Paypa671,894/
Pappi671,585/
Paape671,468/
Papet671,099/
Pappe671,088/
Phapi67932/
Papes67922/
Pápay67899/
Papez67806/
Paupe67679/
Paipi67641/
Paspe67603/
Paepe67421/
Peape67416/
Paapa67376/
Popoy67362/
Paper67337/
Papoi67300/
Papeš67296/
Papit67275/
Pepoy67264/
Popay67227/
Papha67188/
Papei67169/
Papie67158/
Papii67145/
Pepey67142/
Peppy67140/
Paupa67140/
Pepay67124/
Poupy67118/
Papea67109/
Papiz6798/
Papayová6796/
Popyi6793/
Paipe6766/
Papaa6760/
Papayova6758/
Popey6757/
Papee6757/
Papij6756/
Poipy6736/
Paspi6735/
Phape6733/
Papeu6729/
Pospy6723/
Peapi6721/
Hpapa6721/
Papep6720/
Popiy6716/
Papoj6714/
Paphe6713/
Paapi679/
Papui679/
Papej679/
Hpepy679/
Papiś678/
Patpi677/
Papoa677/
Papih676/
Pabpa676/
Pepiy676/
Paaipaya676/
Papiç676/
Ppapa676/
Pahpi675/
Papgi675/
Pappé675/
Paphi674/
Papée674/
Ppapi674/
Papid674/
Padpi673/
Poopy673/
Paepi672/
Paped672/
Papiš672/
Papaá672/
Papip672/
Paupi672/
Patpe672/
Papfe671/
Papaí671/
Papeh671/
Papìa671/
Pabpe671/
Paapá671/
Pa'pa671/
Ppaipaya671/
Phaiphay671/
Hpape671/
Pfape670/

Papy Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Papy in the Oriya language
ପପିpapi-
Papy in the Hindi language
पप्पीpappi75
पापीpapi25

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