Apegu Surname

1,364,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 162 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Apegu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Apegu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1431:273,00219,668
India151:51,137,692512,385
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567

Apegu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Apegu is held by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Apegu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,364,059th most widespread family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 44,984,851 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 91 percent of Apegu are found; 88 percent are found in East Africa and 88 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Apegu is most common in Uganda, where it is borne by 143 people, or 1 in 273,002. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Soroti District, where 43 percent live, Serere District, where 29 percent live and Ngora District, where 9 percent live. Aside from Uganda Apegu is found in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 9 percent live and Nigeria, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Appegu91179/
Apegou911/
Apeggu911/
Apegau911/
Apagu802,566/
Epegu80137/
Apogu8029/
Opegu8011/
Apigu806/
Apigau7321/
Appogu7311/
Aphogu738/
Apaagu734/
Appagu733/
Epeghu731/
Opeegu731/
Aypagou6712/
Oipeagu671/
Epagu6071/
Opagu6036/
Opogu6031/
Epogu6017/
Ophagu551/

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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 Apegu
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