Alapa Surname
Approximately 1,795 people bear this surname
Alapa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 947 | 1:187,057 | 11,356 |
| Philippines | 458 | 1:221,044 | 34,179 |
| India | 167 | 1:4,593,206 | 118,643 |
| United States | 81 | 1:4,474,802 | 235,715 |
| Cameroon | 40 | 1:519,227 | 41,500 |
| Papua New Guinea | 37 | 1:220,371 | 30,351 |
| Peru | 28 | 1:1,135,147 | 20,057 |
| Indonesia | 20 | 1:6,612,460 | 283,723 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Uganda | 6 | 1:6,506,546 | 123,710 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
Alapa (2,636) may also be a first name.
Alapa Demographics
Average Alapa Salary in
United States
$40,208 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Alapa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Alapa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Alapa (Bengali: আলপা, Hindi: अलपा, Marathi: आलापा, Oriya: ଆଲପା) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Alapa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 226,224th most frequent last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,059,914 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 55 percent of Alapa live; 53 percent live in West Africa and 53 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Alapa is also the 143,058th most common first name internationally. It is borne by 2,636 people.
The surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 947 people, or 1 in 187,057. In Nigeria Alapa is primarily found in: Benue, where 45 percent live, Federal Capital Territory, where 8 percent live and Lagos, where 6 percent live. Barring Nigeria this surname occurs in 14 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 26 percent live and India, where 9 percent live.
Alapa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Alapa has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 1,620 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Alapa Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Alapa surname are 24.55% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 77.78% being registered with the political party.
The amount Alapa earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 62.45% less than the national average, earning S/. 7,279 per year and in United States they earn 6.82% less than the national average, earning $40,208 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Alapa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Alapa in the Bengali language | ||
| আলপা | alapa | - |
| Alapa in the Hindi language | ||
| अलपा | alapa | 78.95 |
| अलापा | alapa | 15.79 |
| आलापा | alapa | 5.26 |
| Alapa in the Oriya language | ||
| ଆଲପା | alapa | 50 |
| ଅଲପା | alapa | 30 |
| ଅଳପା | alapa | 10 |
| ଆଲାପା | alapa | 10 |
| Alapa in the Marathi language | ||
| आलापा | alapa | 36.59 |
| आलपा | alapa | 17.07 |
| एलपा | elapa | 9.76 |
| आळपा | alapa | 7.32 |
| अलपा | alapa | 4.88 |
| आळापा | alapa | 4.88 |
| अळपा | alapa | 4.88 |
| आळापगोळ | alapagola | 4.88 |
| अलापा | alapa | 4.88 |
| एलापा | elapa | 2.44 |
| मलापा | malapa | 2.44 |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Alapa
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