Surname Папян (Папян 
, Papjan 
, Papian 
) , all around the world, is quite a rare cognomen. The family name Папян is habitual in Serbia, where it is quite a rare surname, Russia, and Belarus, where it is a rare surname. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in Russia, Ukraine, and Tanzania. Likewise, Папян is the forename as well as the last name.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Папян | Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Belarus, Armenia, Russia |
| Papjan | Germany, India |
| Papian | Netherlands, India, Serbia, United States, Tanzania |