Apawi Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Apawi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 8 | 1:1,019,215 | 101,897 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Apawi (18) may also be a first name.
Apawi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Apawi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Apawi occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Apawi? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 5,587,209th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 92 percent of Apawi live; 92 percent live in Oceania Islands and 92 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,608,198th most commonly held first name on earth. It is borne by 18 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 1,019,215. In Papua New Guinea Apawi is mostly found in: Hela, where 50 percent reside, National Capital District, where 38 percent reside and Morobe, where 13 percent reside. Other than Papua New Guinea this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 25 percent reside and Malaysia, where 8 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azpawi | 91 | 4 | / |
| Gapawi | 91 | 1 | / |
| Apawit | 91 | 1 | / |
| Aspawei | 83 | 1 | / |
| Apabi | 80 | 1,850 | / |
| Apawa | 80 | 64 | / |
| Apawe | 80 | 42 | / |
| Opawi | 80 | 14 | / |
| Apewi | 80 | 4 | / |
| Apavi | 80 | 2 | / |
| Apowi | 80 | 2 | / |
| Apeawa | 73 | 75 | / |
| Aipawe | 73 | 38 | / |
| Appavi | 73 | 5 | / |
| Aphawe | 73 | 5 | / |
| Apoiwi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Atpavi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hapawe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Apaswe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Apauwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Appawa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hapavi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Apaewe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aphabi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Apasvi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aapabi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Apabhai | 67 | 69 | / |
| Apoiwei | 67 | 10 | / |
| Aphawet | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ahapawe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Appabui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aappabi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haphawa | 67 | 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 Apawi
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