Apenji Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Apenji Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Apenji Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Apenji Last Name Facts

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

The surname Apenji is found in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Apenji click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Apenji? popularity and diffusion

The last name Apenji is the 10,311,814th most commonly held surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Apenji live; 67 percent live in East Africa and 33 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Apenji is most widespread in Uganda, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 19,519,640. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Hoima District, where 50 percent are found and Zombo District, where 50 percent are found. Not including Uganda Apenji occurs in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 33 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Openji83732/
Apenje8346/
Apenja8330/
Apanji839/
Apensi838/
Apengi831/
Epenji831/
Apenzi831/
Apienie7713/
Apoensi771/
Openjit771/
Gaphinji711/
Gapensie711/
Openjhio711/
Apenge673,684/
Openja67301/
Apingi67123/
Apensa6728/
Auppinjai6715/
Opengi6711/
Apinsi676/
Apanje674/
Apenye674/
Openzi674/
Opensi674/
Epanji673/
Apence672/
Openje672/
Opinji671/
Apenze671/
Apense671/
Opanji671/
Oponji671/
Aponje671/

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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 Apenji
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