Apeña Surname

413,768th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 842 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Peru
Highest density in:
Peru

Apeña Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Apeña Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Peru7631:41,6573,811
Philippines731:1,386,825100,991
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776

The alternate forms: Apena (3,079) & Apéña (1) are calculated separately.

Apeña Last Name Facts

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

The last name Apeña occurs more in Peru more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as: Apena or Apéña. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Apeña? popularity and diffusion

The last name Apeña is the 413,768th most frequent last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 8,655,043 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 91 percent of Apeña reside; 91 percent reside in South America and 91 percent reside in Andean South America.

This last name is most widely held in Peru, where it is held by 763 people, or 1 in 41,657. In Peru it is most numerous in: Áncash Region, where 58 percent reside, Lima Province, where 26 percent reside and Lima Region, where 12 percent reside. Excluding Peru this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 9 percent reside and Chile, where 1 percent reside.

Apeña Last Name Statistics demography

Apeña earn notably less less than the average income. In Peru they earn 19.22% less than the national average, earning S/. 15,660 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Apena933,079/
Apéña931/
Opeña8011,687/
Apiña80111/
Abeña8027/
Apeño8021/
Upeña801/
Apnea801/
Eupeña73878/
Apenai73110/
Apeyan7335/
Apenya7327/
Appena7323/
Apuena7319/
Apoena7314/
Apeano7314/
Apenah7310/
Apenna7310/
Yapena739/
Opeñia738/
Apeani737/
Apewan736/
Opeñea735/
Apeena734/
Apeana732/
Apenao732/
Yopeña731/
Apeona731/
Apenua731/
Apunea731/
Apeaon731/
Apeane731/
Eapean731/
Apenia731/
Apañao731/
Apiena731/
Apaena731/
Eapaña731/
Apan675,913/
Apen671,681/
Apeanyo67422/
Appenah67132/
Apenuwa67128/
Apna6795/
Apewuan6755/
Apeyuan6722/
Appenay6722/
Apeawin678/
Apne678/
Apeunwa674/
Appenna673/
Apuenwa673/
Apeniwa673/
Apenewa672/
Ebña671/
Yapeina671/
Apennwa671/
Apenaya671/
Apenawa671/
Apienai671/
Eappean671/
Apehnwa671/
Opña671/
Yaepena671/
Epña671/
Opeño6021/

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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 Apeña
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