Apa Surname
Approximately 18,448 people bear this surname
Apa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 4,968 | 1:1,641 | 58 |
| Philippines | 3,705 | 1:27,325 | 3,787 |
| Bangladesh | 3,064 | 1:52,009 | 2,816 |
| India | 1,401 | 1:547,513 | 26,984 |
| Turkey | 1,378 | 1:56,474 | 5,491 |
| United States | 575 | 1:630,363 | 50,838 |
| Indonesia | 571 | 1:231,610 | 21,447 |
| Nigeria | 537 | 1:329,875 | 18,040 |
| Italy | 385 | 1:158,849 | 24,514 |
| Cameroon | 350 | 1:59,340 | 7,638 |
| Argentina | 302 | 1:141,534 | 11,975 |
| Canada | 198 | 1:186,089 | 18,399 |
| DR Congo | 150 | 1:492,530 | 39,325 |
| Romania | 118 | 1:170,151 | 17,581 |
| Malaysia | 116 | 1:254,261 | 14,332 |
| French Polynesia | 68 | 1:4,129 | 932 |
| Uruguay | 67 | 1:51,220 | 5,686 |
| Brazil | 53 | 1:4,039,138 | 109,837 |
| Solomon Islands | 46 | 1:12,609 | 2,306 |
| England | 45 | 1:1,238,179 | 56,985 |
| Thailand | 37 | 1:1,909,144 | 231,790 |
| Belgium | 27 | 1:425,802 | 43,971 |
| New Zealand | 26 | 1:174,166 | 18,836 |
| Poland | 21 | 1:1,809,940 | 93,678 |
| Spain | 19 | 1:2,460,633 | 58,585 |
| Ivory Coast | 16 | 1:1,441,952 | 30,506 |
| Taiwan | 14 | 1:1,674,625 | 11,030 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Uganda | 13 | 1:3,003,021 | 81,551 |
| United Arab Emirates | 12 | 1:763,523 | 25,625 |
| Australia | 10 | 1:2,699,570 | 109,631 |
| Hong Kong | 9 | 1:815,054 | 3,802 |
| Mexico | 9 | 1:13,791,801 | 45,470 |
| Cuba | 9 | 1:1,280,302 | 7,343 |
| Peru | 7 | 1:4,540,589 | 34,489 |
| American Samoa | 6 | 1:9,293 | 1,961 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| France | 5 | 1:13,284,544 | 357,392 |
| Pakistan | 5 | 1:35,728,777 | 102,388 |
| Colombia | 5 | 1:9,554,814 | 25,159 |
| Hungary | 5 | 1:1,963,255 | 61,562 |
| Iran | 4 | 1:19,195,631 | 219,601 |
| Croatia | 4 | 1:1,057,151 | 57,892 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Slovakia | 3 | 1:1,778,817 | 104,392 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 1:5,629,059 | 132,535 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Venezuela | 3 | 1:10,068,026 | 60,591 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Samoa | 1 | 1:193,808 | 1,089 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
The alternate forms: Apá (2) & Àpa (1) are calculated separately.
Apa (74,174) may also be a first name.
Apa Demographics
Average Apa Salary in
United States
$49,898 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Apa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Apa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Apa (Bengali: অপা, Hindi: आपा, Marathi: अपा, Oriya: ଆପା, Tibetan: ཨ་པ་) is borne by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Apá or Àpa. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Apa? popularity and diffusion
Apa is the 29,087th most frequently held family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 395,032 people. The last name Apa occurs mostly in Asia, where 55 percent of Apa live; 28 percent live in Oceania Islands and 27 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Apa is also the 13,204th most commonly occurring forename throughout the world It is held by 74,174 people.
It is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 4,968 people, or 1 in 1,641. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly concentrated in: Chimbu, where 44 percent are found, Jiwaka, where 11 percent are found and Western Highlands, where 10 percent are found. Besides Papua New Guinea it exists in 83 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 20 percent are found and Bangladesh, where 17 percent are found.
Apa Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Apa last name are 12.25% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 59.02% registered to vote for the political 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
Apa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Apa in the Tibetan language | ||
| ཨ་པ་ | apa | - |
| Apa in the Bengali language | ||
| অপা | apa | - |
| Apa in the Marathi language | ||
| अपा | apa | 80.65 |
| आपा | apa | 19.35 |
| Apa in the Oriya language | ||
| ଆପା | apa | 68.44 |
| ଅପା | apa | 20.89 |
| ଅପ | apa | 6.22 |
| ଅପାାଇଁ | apaa'im | 2.22 |
| Apa in the Hindi language | ||
| आपा | apa | 50.3 |
| थापा | thapa | 25.45 |
| अपा | apa | 22.42 |
| ापा | apa | 1.21 |
| अपा॰ | apa | 0.61 |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Apa
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