Popai Surname

1,736,881st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 111 people bear this surname

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

Popai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Popai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea881:92,65612,367
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Liberia51:881,70733,815
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Popai (57) may also be a first name.

Popai Last Name Facts

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

The last name Popai (Hindi: पोपई) occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Popai? popularity and diffusion

The last name Popai is the 1,736,881st most frequently used surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 65,653,567 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 79 percent of Popai are found; 79 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 79 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Popai is also the 1,308,380th most commonly occurring first name globally. It is borne by 57 people.

The last name Popai is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 88 people, or 1 in 92,656. In Papua New Guinea Popai is primarily found in: West Sepik, where 49 percent are found, Enga, where 19 percent are found and Southern Highlands, where 13 percent are found. Other than Papua New Guinea this last name is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 5 percent are found and Liberia, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pospai91315/
Popaiz9183/
Popaie919/
Popaio917/
Popaić914/
Poipai912/
Podpai912/
Popgai911/
Poupai911/
Popait911/
Phopai911/
Poopai911/
Popa89204,076/
Popi8916,465/
Popoaia83422/
Phophai8317/
Pošpaić837/
Phodpai834/
Popaitė832/
Potphai832/
Pospaiu831/
Poophai831/
Popat8027,022/
Pápai804,120/
Papai803,477/
Poppi802,463/
Popis801,998/
Poppa801,425/
Popaj801,301/
Popaz80716/
Poupa80448/
Popei80409/
Popoi80320/
Popit80305/
Poupi80243/
Poopa80241/
Popay80227/
Popea80187/
Popio80179/
Popii80144/
Popas80138/
Popui80124/
Popyi8093/
Phopa8092/
Popie8073/
Pepai8065/
Popau8044/
Popoa8040/
Phopi8039/
Popid8026/
Popah8026/
Popad8019/
Popiy8016/
Pgopi8016/
Pospa8016/
Pospi8014/
Popač8014/
Potpa8012/
Poipa8011/
Potpi807/
Popha806/
Popih805/
Ppapi804/
Popiț804/
Popiz802/
Popae802/
Pophi802/
Puopi802/
Popij802/
Popiś802/
Poepi802/
Poopi801/
Pojpa801/
Photphai7778/
Poooupai771/
Poopajit771/
Phophi731,556/
Papais73917/
Popach73714/
Paapai73614/
Phopha73442/
Popish73353/
Popich73293/
Poppie73264/
Papaiy73223/
Poipoi73189/
Poupat73180/
Photpi73180/
Pospiš73169/
Popoyi73150/
Padpai73134/
Poppis73133/
Popaja73130/
Papait73120/
Poppas73119/
Papaiz73109/
Poopat7392/
Poupis7390/
Popeiu7366/
Popuha7360/
Papaia7357/
Pospis7342/
Poupas7331/
Popeia7331/
Poppei7329/
Pospea7329/
Popoji7328/
Patpai7327/
Popiya7324/
Papaip7324/
Popaya7322/
Poppay7320/
Pappai7320/
Popoia7315/
Podpah7314/
Pospoi7313/
Poopaa7312/
Poshpa7312/
Popash7310/
Pouppa7310/
Poopad7310/
Popija739/
Poupio738/
Popeea737/
Papaie737/
Popiej737/
Phopat737/
Papaid736/
Phopay736/
Popuța736/
Phopae736/
Poppat735/
Phoopa735/
Pophat735/
Poopha735/
Poppit734/
Potpha734/
Popoio734/
Popooa734/
Popaye734/
Pospih734/
Papaio734/
Poupie734/
Pobpae734/
Poopie733/
Potpad733/
Popeat733/
Papaih733/
Pabpai733/
Pohpas732/
Popacz732/
Popiea732/
Popoić732/
Poupah732/
Poupau732/
Pohpij732/
Potpat731/
Popats731/
Popeio731/
Pophaa731/
Popiey731/
Pochpa731/
Poopei731/
Popeah731/
Phopah731/
Po'pay731/
Pospas731/
Pospiĺ731/
Potphi731/
Popaud731/
Popeis731/
Poopui731/
Popoya731/
Popuja731/
Popist731/
Popisz731/
Popoit731/
Poupad731/
Poupay731/
Poupha731/
Poupoa731/
Popeya731/
Phoepi731/
Poupid731/
Phopad731/
Phopit731/
Popaha731/
Poopae731/
Poopea731/
Poospa731/
Poodpa731/
Puipai731/
Paepai731/
Poppiz730/
Poppea730/
Pope67122,850/
Popy6737,519/
Papi6737,402/
Pepa678,382/
Pepi675,137/
Papaiah67838/
Pápa67436/
Pospich67329/
Photpha67323/
Poppitt67298/
Phaphai67267/
Phophit67123/
Poupaud6771/
Poppish6767/
Popajou6743/
Pópa6732/
Pooshpa6731/
Poupaux6731/
Popiyoh6731/
Phophay6730/
Phoopha6729/
Poszpis6726/
Phophat6724/
Phephai6723/
Popojas6722/
Phophad6717/
Pospeya6717/
Pouppis6715/
Phopayu6714/
Popooia6713/
Popiyah6710/
Papaiyo6710/
Phophah679/
Poophat679/
Popajau678/
Phoopat676/
Popeľaš675/
Phophae675/
Phophis675/
Pattpai675/
Poupich674/
Phophas674/
Popuțea674/
Phopaya674/
Popaova673/
Popoich673/
Popoiau673/
Potpoia673/
Phophoi673/
Popé672/
Poodpat672/
Pospish671/
Potthpi671/
Popajas671/
Popoyas671/
Poppyia671/
Papaich671/
Papaiha671/
Pappaih671/
Papaitė671/
Phophau671/
Phophid671/
Pepajie671/
Pôpa671/
Pàpa671/
Päpa671/
Popayed671/
Poppich671/
Poushpa671/
Pahpaie671/
Phoopea671/
Phoopui671/
Phatpai671/
Peupaio671/
Popheat671/
Poiphat671/
Poodpha671/
Peephai671/
Poupast670/
Poupoid670/

Popai Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Popai in the Hindi language
पोपईpopa'i83.33
पोपलीpopali16.67

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