Pápista Surname
Approximately 151 people bear this surname
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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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hungary | 146 | 1:67,235 | 6,917 |
| Slovakia | 4 | 1:1,334,112 | 94,300 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
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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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.
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