The Pape surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 6,350 people carried this name — #5,477 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 46,500 people counted. That is down 1% from 6,412 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 648 people named Pape.
34 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 42 départements, most often Finistère.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
192 people named Pape live in Switzerland.
They live in 12 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Jura.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Poland’s population register
36 people named Pape have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 53 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 4 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Greater Poland.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 35 people named Pape live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in West Flanders.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 24 people named Pape live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Chubut.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In the Nordic population registers
40 people named Pape is counted in Sweden.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).
In print
Pape in American newspapers,
1914–1926.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 139,814 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Pape,
with a public archive behind them.
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Daniel Pape d. 1714 · teacher
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Hilary Frances Pape d. 2007
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Hinrich Pape 1300–1359 · politician
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Ambrosius Pape 1553–1612 · writer
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Margrethe Pape 1618–1686
Wikidata (CC0).
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Pape.
- Paone 1,776 · U.S. census
- Papa 6,005 · U.S. census
- Papadopoulos 2,313 · U.S. census
- Papalia 442 · U.S. census
- Paparella 566 · U.S. census
- Papazian 1,005 · U.S. census
- Papi 314 · U.S. census
- Papier 202 · U.S. census
- Papillon 375 · U.S. census
- Papin 717 · U.S. census
- Papineau 1,584 · U.S. census
- Papini 390 · U.S. census
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