Apa Surname

29,087th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18,448 people bear this surname

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

Apa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Apa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea4,9681:1,64158
Philippines3,7051:27,3253,787
Bangladesh3,0641:52,0092,816
India1,4011:547,51326,984
Turkey1,3781:56,4745,491
United States5751:630,36350,838
Indonesia5711:231,61021,447
Nigeria5371:329,87518,040
Italy3851:158,84924,514
Cameroon3501:59,3407,638
Argentina3021:141,53411,975
Canada1981:186,08918,399
DR Congo1501:492,53039,325
Romania1181:170,15117,581
Malaysia1161:254,26114,332
French Polynesia681:4,129932
Uruguay671:51,2205,686
Brazil531:4,039,138109,837
Solomon Islands461:12,6092,306
England451:1,238,17956,985
Thailand371:1,909,144231,790
Belgium271:425,80243,971
New Zealand261:174,16618,836
Poland211:1,809,94093,678
Spain191:2,460,63358,585
Ivory Coast161:1,441,95230,506
Taiwan141:1,674,62511,030
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Uganda131:3,003,02181,551
United Arab Emirates121:763,52325,625
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Hong Kong91:815,0543,802
Mexico91:13,791,80145,470
Cuba91:1,280,3027,343
Peru71:4,540,58934,489
American Samoa61:9,2931,961
Qatar61:393,00055,922
France51:13,284,544357,392
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388
Colombia51:9,554,81425,159
Hungary51:1,963,25561,562
Iran41:19,195,631219,601
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
China41:341,830,39216,990
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Samoa11:193,8081,089
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705

The alternate forms: Apá (2) & Àpa (1) are calculated separately.

Apa (74,174) may also be a first name.

Apa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Apa (Bengali: অপা, Hindi: आपा, Marathi: अपा, Oriya: ଆପା, Tibetan: ཨ་པ་) is more frequently found in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Apá or Àpa. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Apa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 29,087th most frequently occurring surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 395,032 people. The surname Apa occurs mostly in Asia, where 55 percent of Apa are found; 28 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 27 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Apa is also the 13,204th most commonly occurring forename in the world It is held by 74,174 people.

This last name is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 4,968 people, or 1 in 1,641. In Papua New Guinea Apa is primarily found in: Chimbu, where 44 percent live, Jiwaka, where 11 percent live and Western Highlands, where 10 percent live. Barring Papua New Guinea this surname is found in 83 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 20 percent live and Bangladesh, where 17 percent live.

Apa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Apa last name are 12.25% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 59.02% being registered with the party.

The amount Apa earn in different countries varies notably. In Italy they earn 19.73% more than the national average, earning €35,956 per year; in United States they earn 15.64% more than the national average, earning $49,898 USD per year and in Canada they earn 31.53% more than the national average, earning $65,350 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Apá892/
Àpa891/
Adpa8615,546/
Apat868,445/
Apas867,788/
Apau866,768/
Appa865,185/
Aspa864,724/
Gapa863,639/
Hapa863,294/
Apai863,278/
Apaa863,244/
Apah863,033/
Aipa862,699/
Apea861,901/
Apay861,463/
Apap861,133/
Apad861,032/
Apaz86599/
Apha86520/
Abpa86438/
Aypa86311/
Aupa86272/
Aapa86201/
Đapa86183/
Apoa86117/
Aepa86112/
Azpa86104/
Atpa8657/
Eapa8643/
Ahpa8623/
Apač868/
Apaj867/
Apfa863/
Ajpa861/
Apga861/
Appah7510,570/
Appau7510,294/
Gappa752,262/
Apaya751,986/
Appas751,115/
Aphai751,095/
Hapas75859/
Aipat75746/
Gapay75701/
Appea75683/
Hapay75581/
Hapha75580/
Aspas75552/
Appay75533/
Apass75464/
Apaap75435/
Hapau75399/
Apaah75379/
Ahupa75374/
Haapa75346/
Hapat75320/
Aipah75276/
Happa75274/
Gaipa75245/
Haipa75243/
Aupat75236/
Hapad75217/
Gapea75198/
Appaz75189/
Apaja75189/
Apaut75182/
Haupa75170/
Apaas75155/
Aipas75132/
Hapea75121/
Aspat75112/
Aypay75105/
Aupaz75103/
Abpha75101/
Apatt7598/
Aspau7588/
Appat7580/
Apaiz7580/
Appap7579/
D'Apa7567/
Aupai7566/
Aphas7561/
Gapah7559/
Aphay7558/
Appad7556/
Apaid7555/
Ashpa7554/
Aphat7552/
Atpai7552/
Apach7551/
Aypaz7551/
Aspad7550/
Gapai7542/
Haspa7541/
Hapai7541/
Aipea7541/
Aupea7538/
Adpat7535/
Aipau7535/
Aapat7534/
Ahapa7533/
Hapaz7530/
Aippa7530/
Apaha7530/
Haepa7528/
Gaupa7527/
Appai7526/
Apais7523/
Gapaj7522/
Gaapa7518/
Apa'a7518/
Appha7518/
Apauh7517/
Apaia7517/
Aspai7515/
Aipha7515/
Apait7515/
Gapha7513/
Ahpay7513/
Aaipa7513/
Aupad7512/
Adppa7512/
Aappa7512/
Hapah7512/
Aupas7511/
Hapaj7510/
Eappa7510/
Hahpa7510/
Hapap7510/
Ayppa759/
Aipay759/
Adpad758/
Aphau758/
Apaai758/
Aupha757/
Abpah757/
Apeap757/
Apeaz756/
Apuua756/
Abpat756/
Aadpa755/
Eapai755/
Hapać755/
Aphaj754/
Adpaa754/
Apaiy754/
Appaa754/
Apeea754/
Apaih754/
Aispa754/
Aipaa754/
Apead754/
Aphad753/
Hajpa753/
Aepah753/
Aipaj753/
Hatpa753/
Heapa753/
Aspay753/
Aapaj752/
Aaspa752/
Apash752/
Apaud752/
Auppa752/
Aepha752/
Aapai752/
Asspa752/
Apats752/
Aipai752/
Aspha752/
Gabpa751/
Gapfa751/
Hapaa751/
Hadpa751/
Abpas751/
Abppa751/
Aapaa751/
Aapha751/
Ahppa751/
Apadh751/
Apatz751/
Aphah751/
Atpea751/
Attpa751/
Asppa751/
Autpa751/
Aapau751/
Ahpah751/
Aphaa751/
Gaypa751/
Gapga751/
Habpa751/
Aipad751/
Ajpha751/
Aahpa751/
A'Apa751/
Achpa751/
Adpai751/
Aepai751/
Aepea751/
Aepfa751/
Ayhpa751/
Aypha751/
Apajh751/
Apa'e751/
Apiea751/
Apays751/
Appaj751/
Apaat751/
Apaph751/
Apeat751/
Aypau751/
Apgai751/
Apeas751/
Aupah751/
Haypa751/
Aipaya6741,209/
Epa6731,616/
Apo679,215/
Ape679,209/
Api677,694/
Opa674,604/
Hadpad672,467/
Gaipai671,632/
Appaih67703/
Ashppa67629/
Aspaas67540/
Appaya67335/
Apy67187/
Haphap67150/
Aiphat67148/
Haphas67139/
Achpas67118/
Haupea67102/
Gapaya6789/
Haapea6785/
Haupas6782/
Aipaja6779/
Atphat6764/
Happas6763/
Happay6762/
Hapach6754/
Hauppa6752/
Hadpat6745/
Aytpay6738/
Apj6732/
Haipah6731/
Aphaja6726/
Happaz6725/
Hazpas6724/
Appauh6720/
Gaphay6720/
Haphaj6719/
Haspas6716/
Haupah6716/
Hapath6716/
Aitpai6714/
Haspat6714/
Aipaud6713/
Apahaa6712/
Hapadh6710/
Haphad679/
Gaipay679/
Haypas678/
Aypaja678/
Haapai677/
Gaupai677/
Apé677/
Gaypai676/
Haupad676/
Adpath676/
Achpah676/
Haphai676/
Haipas675/
Hatpad674/
Ahapad674/
Apê674/
Ajpaja674/
Aiphay674/
Haphay674/
Abphai674/
Aspass673/
Appaas673/
Appahu673/
Ashpaz673/
Appaha673/
Gapaha673/
Appach672/
Aphaph672/
Adpadh672/
Ahapau672/
Aaspat672/
Haipat672/
Happad672/
Gaupah672/
Haepah672/
Haapaa672/
Appash672/
Happah672/
Aphaih672/
Aphajh671/
Aiphaj671/
Haphat671/
Gauppa671/
Gaipau671/
Hapaph671/
Happat671/
Haipad671/
Haapha671/
Haapoa671/
Achppa671/
Aayppa671/
Achhpa671/
Aajpai671/
Aappat671/
Aiphad671/
Aiphai671/
Aiphaz671/
Apahai671/
Apahdh671/
Aphash671/
Aphaya671/
Appass671/
Appooa671/
Atpeah671/
Atppau671/
Aspach671/
Autpat671/
Gaypea671/
Appaus671/
Aggipa671/
Appaah671/
Ashspa671/
Apí671/
Hapadz671/
Haupau671/
Hajpaj671/
Haphau671/
Hapaha671/
Hapaud671/
Hapeau671/
Gappay671/
Gapaja671/
Hahapa671/
Haaipa671/
Ahpaha671/
Aiphas671/
Aippah671/
Abphah671/
Achpaz671/
Atphai671/
Aspais671/
Aypash671/
Appaud671/
Apahay671/
Apahij671/
Apfaja671/
Haipai671/
Ashpha671/
Appiea671/
Ahupah671/
Appath671/
Auphat671/
Aubpai671/
Athpah671/
Hapash671/
Aspaus670/
Heapay670/

Apa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Apa in the Tibetan language
ཨ་པ་apa-
Apa in the Bengali language
অপাapa-
Apa in the Marathi language
अपाapa80.65
आपाapa19.35
Apa in the Oriya language
ଆପାapa68.44
ଅପାapa20.89
ଅପapa6.22
ଅପାାଇଁapaa'im2.22
Apa in the Hindi language
आपाapa50.3
थापाthapa25.45
अपाapa22.42
ापाapa1.21
अपा॰apa0.61

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