Apia Surname

103,822nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,525 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Apia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Apia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1,7561:22,2323,239
Ivory Coast9051:25,4931,801
Nigeria4431:399,87121,013
Ghana4161:64,9546,785
Papua New Guinea3321:24,5592,704
Indonesia2721:486,21039,964
Tanzania1231:430,42030,093
Burkina Faso571:321,9675,544
DR Congo551:1,343,26579,223
Solomon Islands301:19,3343,744
Benin171:607,97736,930
United States161:22,653,683662,747
France151:4,428,181244,602
Congo121:415,75810,462
Venezuela111:2,745,82529,869
Cameroon91:2,307,674112,590
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
India61:127,844,230863,365
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Vanuatu41:65,8191,151
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
England41:13,929,515290,718
Senegal31:4,859,7816,822
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

The alternate forms: Ápia (3) are calculated separately.

Apia (4,769) may also be a first name.

Apia Last Name Facts

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

Apia (Georgian: აფია, Oriya: ଆପିଆ) is found in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Ápia. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Apia? popularity and diffusion

It is the 103,822nd most frequently used surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 1,610,507 people. Apia occurs predominantly in Africa, where 76 percent of Apia are found; 42 percent are found in East Africa and 40 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Apia is also the 99,062nd most widespread first name globally It is held by 4,769 people.

This surname is most widespread in Uganda, where it is borne by 1,756 people, or 1 in 22,232. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Pallisa District, where 49 percent are found, Serere District, where 12 percent are found and Kumi District, where 12 percent are found. Aside from Uganda this last name occurs in 37 countries. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 20 percent are found and Nigeria, where 10 percent are found.

Apia Last Name Statistics demography

Apia earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 21.09% more than the national average, earning $52,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ápia923/
Appia896,863/
Apiah891,740/
Aspia89869/
Aphia89517/
Aipia89137/
Hapia89113/
Apias89108/
Gapia8934/
Apija8933/
Apiae8931/
Apgia8925/
Apiat8925/
Ahpia8912/
Apiap894/
Apiad893/
Atpia891/
Apiay891/
Apiaz891/
Apiea891/
Apiha891/
Apiaa891/
Appiah80249,775/
Hapiah80321/
Gaypia80141/
Haspia8068/
Hapija8067/
Aipias8046/
Apaiya8027/
Apphia8023/
Apijas8018/
Aphiah8015/
Abpiah8011/
Apiaou8011/
Gaphia808/
Apihai805/
Happia804/
Appiha804/
Apia'a803/
Aphija802/
Apayia802/
Gapiea801/
Apihas801/
Apijaa801/
Atpiah801/
Apihap801/
Aupias801/
Haupia801/
Hapiay801/
Gappia801/
Gapfia801/
Gapiah801/
Aupija801/
Apppia801/
Apagia801/
Apiaha801/
Apoiya801/
Aspiaz801/
Appiea801/
Apijai801/
Haapia801/
Apio75140,536/
Opia756,331/
Apea751,901/
Epia75931/
Apya7588/
Apja757/
Appaiya7314/
Apaijai7312/
Haphija7311/
Appiaah738/
Aipaiya733/
Auppiah733/
Apppiah732/
Hapiach732/
Haapiah732/
Appiach731/
Happiah731/
Aippiah731/
Apougia731/
Aphaiya731/
Apiot671,535/
Opiah671,005/
Appio67873/
Hopia67754/
Appea67683/
Hapea67121/
Gopia6791/
Gapio6785/
Epiah6775/
Epiha6774/
Opiat6773/
Aapio6764/
Gapya6757/
Apeah6741/
Aipea6741/
Ephia6740/
Aupea6738/
Oppia6737/
Aipio6733/
Ophia6725/
Hepia6724/
Aphja6719/
Apeha6719/
Apeau6718/
Opias6717/
Opija6716/
Eppia6715/
Appya6711/
Ospia6710/
Hapio676/
Otpia675/
Apeea674/
Apyad674/
Apyaj673/
Epiay672/
Epija672/
Hahapiah672/
Apjha671/
Atpya671/
Eupia671/
Apijo671/
Opiaa671/
Haphijha671/
Appià671/
Apioo671/
Apioy671/
Apeoi671/
Apioh671/
Apios671/
Opiae671/
Apyat671/
Aphya671/
Odpia671/
Eapio671/
Aphaijai671/
Apjaa671/
Apjah671/

Apia Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Apia in the Georgian language
აფიაapia-
Apia in the Oriya language
ଆପିଆapi'a56
ଅପିଅapi'a24
ଅପିଆapi'a20

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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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  • 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 Apia
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