Apaku Surname
Approximately 91 people bear this surname
Apaku Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 70 | 1:2,530,611 | 83,100 |
| Uganda | 13 | 1:3,003,021 | 81,551 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Apaku (34) may also be a first name.
Apaku Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Apaku Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Apaku (Marathi: आपकु) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Apaku.
How Common Is The Last Name Apaku? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,955,159th most frequent surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 80,082,922 people. Apaku is predominantly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Apaku live; 77 percent live in West Africa and 77 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Apaku is also the 1,775,424th most common first name at a global level, held by 34 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 70 people, or 1 in 2,530,611. In Nigeria Apaku is most prevalent in: Benue, where 46 percent live, Ogun, where 37 percent live and Lagos, where 9 percent live. Besides Nigeria this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 14 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 7 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apakau | 91 | 2 | / |
| Apaaku | 91 | 2 | / |
| Aipaku | 91 | 1 | / |
| Haipaku | 83 | 37 | / |
| Addpaku | 83 | 3 | / |
| Apaskou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Abpaaku | 83 | 1 | / |
| Apeku | 80 | 1,391 | / |
| Epaku | 80 | 784 | / |
| Apacu | 80 | 168 | / |
| Apoku | 80 | 38 | / |
| Opaku | 80 | 36 | / |
| Auppakup | 77 | 1 | / |
| Apokou | 73 | 22 | / |
| Eppaku | 73 | 11 | / |
| Appacu | 73 | 5 | / |
| Epakou | 73 | 4 | / |
| Epakui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Epakau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Opakui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Apekeu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Opaiku | 73 | 1 | / |
| Haupeakui | 71 | 18 | / |
| Apoikou | 67 | 18 | / |
| Aupekou | 67 | 6 | / |
| Appaccu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ophakhu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Apoukou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oppakud | 67 | 1 | / |
| Appekou | 67 | 1 | / |
Apaku Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Apaku in the Marathi language | ||
| आपकु | apaku | 66.67 |
| अपकु | apaku | 33.33 |
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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 Apaku
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