Pápista Surname

1,428,594th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 151 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Pápista Surname User-submission:

The surname Pápista means 'one who believes in the Pope'. It comes from the Hungarian word pápa, meaning 'Pope'. It was used as a nickname for Catholics during the European Reformation by Reformers. They were mocking Catholic fellows, that they believed in the Pope instead of God.

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Pápista Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary1461:67,2356,917
Slovakia41:1,334,11294,300
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

The alternate forms: Papista (85), Pápišta (2) & Papišta (297) are calculated separately.

Pápista Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Pápista means 'one who believes in the Pope'. It comes from the Hungarian word pápa, meaning 'Pope'. It was used as a nickname for Catholics during the European Reformation by Reformers. They were mocking Catholic fellows, that they believed in the Pope instead of God.

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Pápista Last Name Facts

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

Pápista occurs most in Hungary. It may be found as a variant: Papista, Pápišta or Papišta. For other possible spellings of Pápista click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pápista? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,428,594th most commonly used last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 48,261,893 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Pápista are found; 100 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 97 percent are found in Hungaro-Europe.

The last name Pápista is most numerous in Hungary, where it is carried by 146 people, or 1 in 67,235. In Hungary Pápista is mostly found in: Heves County, where 30 percent live, Csongrád County, where 15 percent live and Budapest, where 10 percent live. Aside from Hungary this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Slovakia, where 3 percent live and Czechia, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Papista9585/
Pápišta952/
Papišta90297/
Popistas80299/
Papistas8075/
Papistta809/
Popistash7528/
Papisty711/
Popister676/
Papistti671/
Popystash639/
Papaishetty561/

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