Alapon Surname

2,718,172nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 51 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Alapon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alapon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea361:226,49231,172
Venezuela81:3,775,51036,567
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Alapon (12) may also be a first name.

Alapon Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Alapon Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Alapon occurs most in Papua New Guinea. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Alapon? popularity and diffusion

The surname Alapon is the 2,718,172nd most numerous last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 142,893,057 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 71 percent of Alapon live; 71 percent live in Oceania Islands and 71 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Alapon is also the 3,306,491st most commonly occurring forename on earth, held by 12 people.

This last name is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 36 people, or 1 in 226,492. In Papua New Guinea Alapon is primarily concentrated in: West Sepik, where 97 percent reside and Morobe, where 3 percent reside. Barring Papua New Guinea it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Venezuela, where 16 percent reside and Thailand, where 8 percent reside.

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Footnotes

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