In Croatia, Papeša families are almost entirely Croats (from the Island of Murter ), very rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Sibenik and Zagreb.
Prevalence
About 40 people with faimily name Papeša live in Croatia today, in 14 households. There were 30 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 10 percent. They are located in threee Croatian counties, threee cities and another small place , mostly in Murter on the Island of Murter (30), Zagreb (<10), Sibenik (<5), and in Vukovar (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Papeša is present in three countries on two continents. The family name "Papesa " is used by few people in Russian Federation and few people in the United States.