Apamu Surname
Approximately 44 people bear this surname
Apamu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 24 | 1:1,626,637 | 57,482 |
| Nigeria | 15 | 1:11,809,517 | 219,567 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Apamu (21) may also be a first name.
Apamu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Apamu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Apamu occurs in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Apamu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Apamu is the 2,944,094th most commonly held family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 165,626,044 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Apamu live; 55 percent live in East Africa and 43 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Apamu is also the 2,368,944th most widely held first name internationally. It is borne by 21 people.
The last name Apamu is most common in Uganda, where it is carried by 24 people, or 1 in 1,626,637. In Uganda Apamu is most frequent in: Soroti District, where 29 percent are found, Ngora District, where 25 percent are found and Dokolo District, where 8 percent are found. Apart from Uganda this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 34 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 7 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Appamu | 91 | 31 | / |
| Hapamu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Epamu | 80 | 74 | / |
| Apemu | 80 | 11 | / |
| Opamu | 80 | 8 | / |
| Apomu | 80 | 8 | / |
| Haipamou | 77 | 2 | / |
| Apomou | 73 | 19 | / |
| Epammu | 73 | 9 | / |
| Apemou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Epamou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ophamau | 67 | 3 | / |
| Appomou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Apoumou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ophaamou | 62 | 1 | / |
| Epemu | 60 | 267 | / |
| Opomu | 60 | 198 | / |
| Epomu | 60 | 7 | / |
| Opemu | 60 | 2 | / |
| Epeemu | 55 | 1 | / |
| Obpomu | 55 | 1 | / |
| Epeumu | 55 | 1 | / |
| Opoomu | 55 | 1 | / |
| Ophomu | 55 | 1 | / |
| Ephaimu | 50 | 5 | / |
| Epoumou | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Apamu
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