Apayi Surname
Approximately 2,473 people bear this surname
Apayi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 2,434 | 1:16,039 | 2,502 |
| Nigeria | 18 | 1:9,841,264 | 197,192 |
| Sudan | 9 | 1:4,167,799 | 5,799 |
| Congo | 4 | 1:1,247,274 | 20,238 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
Apayi (97) may also be a first name.
Apayi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Apayi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Apayi is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Apayi? popularity and diffusion
The surname Apayi is the 173,705th most numerous last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 2,946,844 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Apayi live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 85 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 962,660th most frequent given name throughout the world, borne by 97 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is held by 2,434 people, or 1 in 16,039. In Uganda Apayi is mostly found in: Koboko District, where 68 percent live, Arua District, where 10 percent live and Yumbe District, where 4 percent live. Besides Uganda this last name exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 1 percent live and Sudan, where 0 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 Apayi
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