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 most common in Nigeria. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Apaku? popularity and diffusion
Apaku is the 1,955,159th most commonly held family name internationally, held by around 1 in 80,082,922 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 92 percent of Apaku are found; 77 percent are found in West Africa and 77 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Apaku is also the 1,775,424th most widespread forename throughout the world. It is borne by 34 people.
The surname Apaku is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 70 people, or 1 in 2,530,611. In Nigeria it is most common in: Benue, where 46 percent live, Ogun, where 37 percent live and Lagos, where 9 percent live. Barring Nigeria this surname occurs 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
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- 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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