Worldwide, פאפה (Pape 
, Pappa 
, פאפה 
) is a common epicene first name. The given name פאפה is habitual in Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Senegal, where it is quite a common boy's name, Cabo Verde, and Gambia, where it is quite a rare boy's name. Not in comparison with a country's population, the name is most common in India, Senegal, and Italy. Much less frequently, פאפה is the last name as well as the forename.