Apalima Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Uganda

Apalima Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Apalima Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Apalima (26) may also be a first name.

Apalima Last Name Facts

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

Apalima (Hindi: अपलीमा) is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Apalima? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 10,311,814th most widespread last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Apalima is primarily found in Africa, where 67 percent of Apalima reside; 67 percent reside in East Africa and 67 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 2,084,397th most commonly held forename globally. It is borne by 26 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 46,179,900. In Kenya Apalima is most prevalent in: West Pokot County, where 100 percent reside. Barring Kenya it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 33 percent reside and The United States, where 33 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Apalimma931/
Apelima8670/
Epalima8662/
Opalima8617/
Apalimit801/
Opolima7139/
Apolema7116/
Apalemo713/
Apaleme712/
Epalimo711/
Opelima711/
Opalime711/
Apalemi711/
Apelema711/
Apolimer671/
Epelema57178/
Opalemo57155/
Apoleme5741/
Opelema5740/
Apolemi572/
Opalemi571/
Aphelumoh503/

Apalima Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Apalima in the Hindi language
अपलीमाapalima-

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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 Apalima
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