Apabu Surname

2,168,711th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 76 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Apabu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Apabu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo751:985,06164,020
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Apabu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Apabu occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Apabu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Apabu is the 2,168,711th most numerous last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 95,888,762 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Apabu live; 99 percent live in Central Africa and 99 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

It is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 75 people, or 1 in 985,061. Apart from The DR Congo Apabu is found in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Apeabu9149/
Apaibu9126/
Apabou913/
Aupabut831/
Appabui831/
Apawu801,415/
Apebu809/
Apavu809/
Epabu807/
Opabu801/
Auppabut771/
Appawu73367/
Appavu73326/
Apavou73145/
Apawou737/
Apobui732/
Apawuh731/
Apobou731/
Appavou67287/
Apoubou6754/
Appaboo675/
Opasbut672/
Apavaut672/
Appaavu671/
Appauvoo621/
Epebu6024/
Epobu6012/
Opobu604/
Apowu602/
Opawu601/
Apavoo552/
Apawoo552/
Apeiwu551/
Ophobu551/
Apowus551/
Appavoo501,006/
Appawoo5011/
Apeiwou504/
Aponpuh501/
Heppebu501/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Apabu
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