Api Surname

64,957th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,694 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Api Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Api Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea1,5321:5,322323
Indonesia1,0111:130,81013,095
Philippines9771:103,62218,011
Bangladesh9011:176,8676,245
Cameroon5991:34,6734,671
Nigeria4921:360,04619,339
Sri Lanka3651:57,0106,293
India3051:2,514,96880,166
Malaysia2271:129,9318,406
Italy1671:366,20842,634
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Lesotho1181:17,2253,688
Ivory Coast1091:211,6638,884
Peru951:334,57011,825
South Africa751:722,36951,132
United States681:5,330,278267,385
DR Congo551:1,343,26579,223
Brazil541:3,964,339108,357
Turkey531:1,468,32957,819
Taiwan531:442,3543,378
New Zealand441:102,91613,667
Thailand321:2,207,448250,768
Australia221:1,227,07766,405
Botswana171:128,64318,229
England131:4,286,005132,302
France131:5,109,440259,941
Mexico121:10,343,85040,270
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Pakistan91:19,849,32172,658
China91:151,924,6187,954
Benin91:1,148,40050,768
Uganda81:4,879,910106,546
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Cambodia51:3,097,4298,690
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Samoa11:193,8081,089
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

The alternate forms: Apí (1) are calculated separately.

Api (13,000) may also be a first name.

Api Last Name Facts

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

The last name Api (Georgian: აფი, Hindi: अपी, Marathi: आपी, Oriya: ଅପି, Tibetan: ཨཔ་པི།) is more frequently found in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may also occur as: Apí. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Api? popularity and diffusion

Api is the 64,957th most frequent surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 947,173 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 52 percent of Api are found; 28 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 21 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 51,276th most widely held first name worldwide, held by 13,000 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 1,532 people, or 1 in 5,322. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily concentrated in: West Sepik, where 16 percent are found, Gulf, where 15 percent are found and National Capital District, where 11 percent are found. Besides Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in 79 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 13 percent are found and The Philippines, where 13 percent are found.

Api Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Api last name are 26.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 80% registered with the political party.

The amount Api earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 26.87% less than the national average, earning €21,961 per year; in Peru they earn 40.9% more than the national average, earning S/. 27,313 per year; in South Africa they earn 38.37% less than the national average, earning R 146,460 per year and in United States they earn 118.37% more than the national average, earning $94,224 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Apí891/
Apio86140,536/
Gapi864,455/
Apai863,278/
Hapi862,668/
Apit862,429/
Apie861,890/
Apoi861,557/
Appi861,555/
Apis861,525/
Aspi861,498/
Apui861,314/
Apip861,180/
Apid861,000/
Abpi86919/
Apei86769/
Apih86439/
Aphi86374/
Aipi86355/
Aupi86277/
Apii86177/
Apiz86161/
Ajpi86105/
Aepi8642/
Eapi8627/
Adpi8618/
Apij8617/
Aapi8614/
Aypi867/
Apgi864/
Apiy862/
Azpi862/
Apfi861/
Ahpi861/
Atpi861/
Apyi861/
Happi755,139/
Hapid752,588/
Hapip751,382/
Aphai751,095/
Gappi751,051/
Appio75873/
Hapis75777/
Appie75720/
Hapiz75545/
Hapit75502/
Aspis75405/
Hapyi75374/
Abpit75261/
Haipi75255/
Hapij75234/
Apish75227/
Hapei75200/
Aipit75183/
Appis75172/
Apije75117/
Gapio7585/
Haepi7581/
Apaiz7580/
Appih7571/
Hapui7570/
Haspi7567/
Aupai7566/
Aapio7564/
Hapie7561/
Aspid7560/
Aepei7560/
Apaid7555/
Haphi7552/
Atpai7552/
Gapai7542/
Hapai7541/
Aupei7540/
Gapiy7536/
Aipio7533/
Aphij7530/
Apihe7530/
Appai7526/
Apais7523/
Gaapi7522/
Hadpi7518/
Hapoi7518/
Aspiz7517/
Apich7517/
Apaia7517/
Hapih7516/
Aspai7515/
Aphis7515/
Gaupi7515/
Apait7515/
Heapi7515/
Aspit7513/
Gapoi7512/
Aapie7511/
Gapei7510/
Gapui7510/
Hatpi7510/
Apoit759/
Aphiy758/
Apaai758/
Haupi756/
Appei756/
D'Api756/
Aipii756/
Apist756/
Eapai755/
Aupit755/
Appiß755/
Ajpei754/
Ashpi754/
Aphid754/
Apaiy754/
Apiph754/
Apaih754/
Aphie754/
Aphit754/
Apois753/
Gaphi753/
Appip753/
Hapiy753/
Appoi753/
Appid752/
Apieh752/
Gapfi752/
Aphiz752/
Aphei752/
Aapai752/
Aspih752/
Apizt752/
Habpi752/
Aipai752/
Apphi752/
Apeis752/
Hgapi751/
Hapii751/
Aaspi751/
Aaipi751/
Aapis751/
Aphip751/
Apitt751/
Apoiy751/
Auphi751/
Apeiz751/
Gapiæ751/
Gaipi751/
Aihpi751/
Aippi751/
Abpie751/
Abpui751/
Adpai751/
Adpit751/
Aepai751/
Aepie751/
Aupie751/
Appij751/
Apiea751/
Apioy751/
Asphi751/
Aipei751/
Apeih751/
Gapyi751/
Eapio751/
Apgai751/
Apeid751/
Apa6718,448/
Ape679,209/
Opi675,851/
Epi672,796/
Gaipai671,632/
Haphij671,549/
Appaih67703/
Haapio67204/
Apy67187/
Happio67179/
Appich67125/
Ahapyi67119/
Gaipei67116/
Happie67107/
Atphit6778/
Haapii6778/
Gaipio6769/
Haippi6752/
Hapidh6736/
Apj6732/
Aphiph6731/
Haphis6730/
Ashpis6725/
Gahapi6723/
Hapich6722/
Aitpai6714/
Aupois6713/
Happis6710/
Haphiz679/
Haapai677/
Gaupai677/
Apé677/
Gaypai676/
Haphid676/
Gaipoi676/
Haphai676/
Appiss676/
Aspeid676/
Aszpis676/
Aphich675/
Apê674/
Haphiy674/
Hapeip674/
Auppid674/
Abphai674/
Ashpiz673/
Aajpei673/
Haipit673/
Hahapi673/
Appeit673/
Aaphis672/
Aphaih672/
Apá672/
Haipei672/
Haphio672/
Hadpit671/
Hauphi671/
Haupit671/
Haphit671/
Hapije671/
Aashpi671/
Aajpai671/
Aaphiz671/
Aiphai671/
Apahai671/
Apuich671/
Asphiy671/
Auphie671/
Ashppi671/
Apooyi671/
Apeeie671/
Épi671/
Haphei671/
Gappoi671/
Gapgoi671/
Hahpip671/
Hahpit671/
Haipio671/
Achpis671/
Achpiz671/
Atphai671/
Aupuit671/
Aspith671/
Aspais671/
Apppie671/
Appieh671/
Apahij671/
Happii671/
Asspit671/
Haipai671/
Apuggi671/
Apphie671/
Appiea671/
Appeis671/
Aibpid671/
Aephui671/
Auppui671/
Aubpai671/
Heapit670/
Haphie670/
Haspis670/

Api Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Api in the Georgian language
აფიapi-
Api in the Tibetan language
ཨཔ་པི།apapi-
Api in the Oriya language
ଅପିapi81.7
ଆପିapi10.81
ଅପିାଇଁapia'im4.25
ଅପୀapi3.14
ଉପିupi0.09
Api in the Hindi language
अपीapi57.33
आपीapi29.33
अपिapi10.67
आपिapi1.33
Api in the Marathi language
आपीapi50
अपीapi50

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Api
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