Apaja Surname
Approximately 189 people bear this surname
Apaja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 84 | 1:464,753 | 27,435 |
| Finland | 61 | 1:90,110 | 9,473 |
| India | 17 | 1:45,121,493 | 474,784 |
| Ecuador | 16 | 1:994,115 | 14,535 |
| Nigeria | 9 | 1:19,682,529 | 291,344 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
The alternate forms: Apájá (1) are calculated separately.
Apaja (53) may also be a first name.
Apaja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Apaja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Apaja (Hindi: आपजा) is found most in Uganda. It may occur as: Apájá. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Apaja? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,231,034th most numerous family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 38,558,444 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 49 percent of Apaja reside; 44 percent reside in East Africa and 42 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,366,219th most prevalent given name at a global level, held by 53 people.
It is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is borne by 84 people, or 1 in 464,753. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Abim District, where 94 percent reside, Soroti District, where 2 percent reside and Bulambuli District, where 1 percent reside. Apart from Uganda it occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Finland, where 32 percent reside and India, where 9 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Apaja Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Apaja in the Hindi language | ||
| आपजा | apaja | 55.56 |
| अपजा | apaja | 44.44 |
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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
- 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 Apaja
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