Apezan Surname
Approximately 657 people bear this surname
Apezan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 650 | 1:272,527 | 15,501 |
| Benin | 6 | 1:1,722,600 | 61,769 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Apezan (171) may also be a first name.
Apezan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Apezan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Apezan is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Apezan? popularity and diffusion
It is the 500,792nd most commonly occurring last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 11,092,155 people. The last name Apezan is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Apezan are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Apezan is also the 698,971st most commonly held forename globally, held by 171 people.
Apezan is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 650 people, or 1 in 272,527. In Nigeria Apezan is mostly concentrated in: Benue, where 83 percent live, Taraba, where 9 percent live and Adamawa, where 3 percent live. Apart from Nigeria this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Benin, where 1 percent live and Cameroon, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apedzan | 92 | 21 | / |
| Aperzan | 92 | 17 | / |
| Apezaan | 92 | 13 | / |
| Apezand | 92 | 9 | / |
| Hapezan | 92 | 1 | / |
| Apezean | 92 | 1 | / |
| Appiezan | 86 | 34 | / |
| Gapezzan | 86 | 1 | / |
| Apezam | 83 | 13 | / |
| Apesan | 83 | 7 | / |
| Apezen | 83 | 5 | / |
| Apazan | 83 | 4 | / |
| Apizan | 83 | 3 | / |
| Epezan | 83 | 2 | / |
| Apyzan | 83 | 1 | / |
| Hapizan | 77 | 38 | / |
| Apecian | 77 | 6 | / |
| Hapejan | 77 | 3 | / |
| Apessan | 77 | 2 | / |
| Apechan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Apiesan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Apatzan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Appesan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Apesaan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Apetjan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Apesian | 77 | 1 | / |
| Apeijan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Apegian | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hapiszan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Aupasean | 71 | 1 | / |
| Apehchan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Apasan | 67 | 507 | / |
| Apesam | 67 | 452 | / |
| Opesan | 67 | 310 | / |
| Apisan | 67 | 124 | / |
| Aposan | 67 | 17 | / |
| Apizon | 67 | 7 | / |
| Apejon | 67 | 2 | / |
| Apican | 67 | 1 | / |
| Apisen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Apijan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Apizam | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Apezan
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