Patapu Surname

1,441,361st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 149 people bear this surname

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

Patapu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Patapu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1111:6,910,499153,869
Papua New Guinea311:263,02335,917
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724

Patapu (21) may also be a first name.

Patapu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Patapu (Hindi: पतापू, Marathi: पाटापु, Oriya: ପଟାପୁ) is carried by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Patapu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,441,361st most widespread surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 48,909,704 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 77 percent of Patapu reside; 74 percent reside in South Asia and 74 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Patapu is also the 2,368,944th most frequently used forename at a global level. It is borne by 21 people.

The last name is most commonly used in India, where it is held by 111 people, or 1 in 6,910,499. In India Patapu is mostly concentrated in: Andhra Pradesh, where 95 percent live, Telangana, where 3 percent live and Maharashtra, where 2 percent live. Aside from India this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 21 percent live and Indonesia, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pattapu924,797/
Patapou92420/
Pathapu92308/
Padtapu9278/
Patappu9261/
Patapau924/
Patapui923/
Pataput921/
Pataipu921/
Pastapu921/
Patthapu8647/
Pattaspu861/
Pattaapu861/
Pasthapu861/
Pattappu861/
Pathappu861/
Patepu8372/
Potapu837/
Paatthapu801/
Pattepu77695/
Pathepu77105/
Pothapu7773/
Pottapu7754/
Poutapu7714/
Pateepu774/
Postapu771/
Patepou771/
Potapus770/
Patthepu713/
Potthapu713/
Potapous713/
Potapuch712/
Potapush712/
Patteppu711/
Pathtepu711/
Patheppu711/
Potapeus711/
Pottepu629/
Pettepu623/
Petepou621/
Photopous531/

Patapu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Patapu in the Hindi language
पतापूpatapu-
Patapu in the Oriya language
ପଟାପୁpatapu-
Patapu in the Marathi language
पाटापुpatapu33.33
पटापुpatapu33.33
पटपूpatapu33.33

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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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  • 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 Patapu
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