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) occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as: Apájá. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Apaja? popularity and diffusion
The surname Apaja is the 1,231,034th most frequently occurring family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 38,558,444 people. Apaja occurs predominantly in Africa, where 49 percent of Apaja reside; 44 percent reside in East Africa and 42 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Apaja is also the 1,366,219th most frequent first name globally. It is borne by 53 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is borne by 84 people, or 1 in 464,753. In Uganda Apaja is mostly concentrated in: Abim District, where 94 percent are found, Soroti District, where 2 percent are found and Bulambuli District, where 1 percent are found. Beside Uganda it is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Finland, where 32 percent are found and India, where 9 percent are found.
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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