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Papa

in the US

There are 5,342 people with the last name "Papa" in the United States.

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Ranking in the US

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Papa 5,126
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  1. is 5,122nd most common Varga
  2. is 5,123rd most common Hodson
  3. is 5,124th most common Nowicki
  4. is 5,125th most common Ochs
  5. is 5,126th most common Papa
  6. is 5,127th most common Moreira
  7. is 5,128th most common Jacks
  8. is 5,129th most common Hartwig
  9. is 5,130th most common Melancon

Most Common First Names for Papa

Joseph, Michael, John, Anthony, Murphy, Frank, Robert, Mary, James, Vincent

Meaning & History

Italian: nickname from papa ‘father’, ‘priest’, ‘pope’. In southern Italy it is generally a nickname for someone thought to resemble a priest, or in some cases for the illegitimate child of a priest, but in the North it is more often a nickname meaning ‘pope’, denoting a vain or pompous man. In Calabria it also means ‘uncle’.

Greek: shortened form of any of various names beginning with papas ‘priest’, for example Papageorgiou ‘priest George’. Compare Papas. In the Eastern Church priests are allowed to marry and have children.

French: from a dialect variant of French Pape.

Dutch: variant of Pappert.

Hungarian: probably from the old secular personal name Pápa, but in some cases possibly a habitational name from a place called Pápa in Veszprém county, or some other place similarly named.

Recent Searches for "Papa" in the US

Since June 2009
1,988

Most Popular Search

Joseph Papa (8 searches)
Source: Current searches and listings for US adults on WhitePages. (nv3)

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