Apenya Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Apenya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Apenya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda171:2,296,42870,019
England61:9,286,343223,652
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406

Apenya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Apenya occurs in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Apenya? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,798,600th most prevalent last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 78 percent of Apenya live; 63 percent live in East Africa and 37 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

Apenya is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 2,296,428. In Uganda it is most common in: Amuru District, where 12 percent reside, Kampala District, where 12 percent reside and Kitgum District, where 12 percent reside. Beside Uganda Apenya occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 22 percent reside and Ghana, where 15 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Apenyo831,482/
Apinya8385/
Apenja8330/
Openya8321/
Apegna835/
Apenia831/
Apeanyo77422/
Aphinya77213/
Apinyah771/
Opinya671,188/
Openja67301/
Openia67247/
Apinyo6777/
Openyo6722/
Apenjo6712/
Apigna673/
Openea671/
Opegna671/

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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
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  • 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 Apenya
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