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In all the world, Paperi (Paper
, Papier
, Paperi
) is quite a rare gender-neutral given name. The first name Paperi is habitual in Mongolia, where it is quite a rare female name, Ethiopia, where it is quite a rare epicene name, and Indonesia, where it is a rare epicene name. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in Ethiopia, Indonesia, and India. Likewise, Paperi is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Paper | United States, France, Indonesia, South Africa, Ethiopia |
| Papier | United States, France, Indonesia, South Africa, Poland |
| Paperi | India, Argentina, United States, France, Italy |
Paperi is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Paper Boy , the operatic character in the opera The Lodger by Phyllis Tate.