Last name Pāpa (Papa 
, Paus 
, Papst 
) , all over the world, is a common family name. The cognomen Pāpa is characteristic of Albania, where it is quite a common surname, Curacao, and Greece (explore the name in all countries). In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in Philippines, India, and Italy. More prevalently, Pāpa is the forename as well as the last name.