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All over the world, Pāpa (Papa , Paus , Papst ) is a widespread gender-neutral first name. The first name Pāpa is characteristic of Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Senegal, where it is a common male name, Ghana, where it is quite a common masculine name, and Gambia (explore the name in all countries). In absolute terms, this name is the most popular in India, Senegal, and Ghana. Very seldom, Pāpa is the last name as well as the forename.
Pāpa is also a popular name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Papa Midnite , the comics character, Constantine; Papa Smurf , the Smurf character, leader of the smurfs; Papa Carlo , the character from Tolstoy's The Golden Key, or the Adventures of Buratino; Papa Zola , the fictional human in Power Sphera Universe, BoBoiBoy and Papa Mbaye Siki , the character from Kuroko's Basketball, and in many other works.