Papa meaning | Last name Papa origin

Following is the meaning of Papa surname. Family name Papa is generally added after the name or middle name so also called last name.
Family Name / Last Name: Papa
No. of characters: 4
Origin: Brazil
Meaning: Although it is now very common throughout Italy, the name appears from the southern half of the country. And so rather than seeing a nickname linked to the main direction of "Pope" (Italian "father"), it is better to consider the meaning of priest or even father (cf. the Greek word "Pappas").

Papa is used as a family name or surname in Brazil languages. Papa has 4 characters long in length.

Papa is common in Brazil country(ies).

Papa is ranked 3334 in our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Papa bearers increased by 2.056424 per cent in 2010 US census to 6005 since 2000, the surname slipped by 330 spots and ranked at 5768. The last name was found in around 20 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 82.66 85.32
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander
11.22 8.99
Hispanic or Latino 4 3.65
Others 1.32 1.29

It is also used as a first name, know the meaning of Papa

How popular is Papa?

Papa is quite popular family name mostly used in Italy while Albania is ahead in terms of density. Around 163113 people have been found who wears Papa as their family name. Papa is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
3,712 Iceland10
768 Democratic Republic of The Congo10
48,950 Moldova6
1,078 Togo5
5,707 Nicaragua5
812 Monaco5
4,921 Uganda5
11,480 Japan4
2,306 Angola4
2,966 Benin4
671 Mali4
2,720 South Korea3
5,909 Bangladesh3
7,993 Jordan3
3,224 Afghanistan3
662 New Caledonia3
32,472 Azerbaijan3
115 Comoros3
4,138 Bahrain3
10,211 Bulgaria2
15,591 Burkina Faso2
Full Last Name Distribution ⇳
Comments :Enoch Bunker Dad is the dialect form of pope name of dignity employed as a nickname, had to nominate a man worthy maintenance, serious.

Celebrities having Papa surname

Aaliyah Papata Actress
Adam Papagan Musician
Nikos Papatakis Filmmaker
Adelaide Papazoglou Film Editor
Adelaide Papazoglou Film Editor
Jun Papa Basketball Player
Nikos Papanikolopoulos Basketball Player
Aiden Papamihail Actor
Luca Del Papa Soccer player
Aleka Papariga Greek Politician
  • In 2016 comedy, drama film, Taekwondo, Lucas Papa characterized Fernando.
  • In 1971 0 movie, Tapang Brothers, Adriano Papa portrayed N.
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