Parapu Surname

872,430th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 310 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Parapu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Parapu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea2071:39,3904,770
India981:7,827,198166,253
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Parapu (179) may also be a first name.

Parapu Last Name Facts

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

Parapu (Hindi: परपु, Marathi: परपु, Oriya: ପାରାପୁସୁରିରାଓ) is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Parapu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 872,430th most numerous family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 23,508,213 people. It occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 67 percent of Parapu reside; 67 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 67 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Parapu is also the 681,368th most commonly occurring first name internationally, held by 179 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 207 people, or 1 in 39,390. In Papua New Guinea Parapu is mostly concentrated in: Hela, where 67 percent reside, Enga, where 25 percent reside and National Capital District, where 5 percent reside. Barring Papua New Guinea this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also common in India, where 32 percent reside and Bolivia, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pairapu9233/
Patrapu9227/
Parapus9210/
Paarapu929/
Pajrapu928/
Pparapu928/
Pearapu926/
Paraput921/
Pasrapu921/
Pargapu921/
Parrapu921/
Parappu921/
Parapud921/
Pearaapu864/
Paaraapu863/
Ppaarapu862/
Parapaut862/
Parapujh861/
Parathpu861/
Porapu831,652/
Perapu83605/
Parepu8324/
Paropu831/
Pairaipau801/
Poraapu7754/
Peraapu779/
Perrapu775/
Porrapu775/
Parapoe774/
Poorapu774/
Peerapu774/
Pherapu773/
Peirapu773/
Phorapu773/
Parepui771/
Potrapu771/
Parapoo771/
Phatraphut754/
Patropus711/
Parothpu711/
Pothrapu711/
Perepu67286/
Poropu671/
Porapoo6225/
Peerepu624/
Perrepu621/

Parapu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Parapu in the Marathi language
परपुparapu-
Parapu in the Hindi language
परपुparapu80
परपूparapu20
Parapu in the Oriya language
ପାରାପୁସୁରିରାଓparapusurira'o33.33
ପାରାପୁparapu33.33
ପାରପୁparapu33.33

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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 Parapu
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