Apaye Surname
Approximately 124 people bear this surname
Apaye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 42 | 1:929,507 | 41,540 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Nigeria | 23 | 1:7,701,859 | 170,290 |
| Papua New Guinea | 17 | 1:479,630 | 60,627 |
| Cameroon | 12 | 1:1,730,756 | 92,157 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Apaye (76) may also be a first name.
Apaye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Apaye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Apaye is held by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Apaye? popularity and diffusion
The surname Apaye is the 1,620,164th most numerous family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 58,770,532 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 85 percent of Apaye reside; 34 percent reside in East Africa and 32 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,107,702nd most commonly held first name in the world, held by 76 people.
This surname is most widely held in Uganda, where it is borne by 42 people, or 1 in 929,507. In Uganda Apaye is most prevalent in: Tororo District, where 81 percent live, Bugiri District, where 2 percent live and Butaleja District, where 2 percent live. Not including Uganda Apaye occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 22 percent live and Nigeria, where 19 percent live.
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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 Apaye
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