Apima Surname

818,364th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 340 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Apima Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Apima Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2931:157,61112,437
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

Apima (269) may also be a first name.

Apima Last Name Facts

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

The last name Apima (Hindi: आपिमा, Oriya: ଆପୀମା) is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Apima click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Apima? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 818,364th most common last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 21,433,959 people. Apima occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Apima live; 87 percent live in East Africa and 56 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 542,091st most frequently held first name at a global level, held by 269 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is held by 293 people, or 1 in 157,611. In Kenya Apima is primarily concentrated in: Nyamira County, where 62 percent live, Kisii County, where 32 percent live and Narok County, where 1 percent live. Besides Kenya this last name exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 10 percent live and Brazil, where 2 percent live.

Apima Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aphima9139/
Hapima919/
Abpima917/
Apimas915/
Apioma911/
Apimai911/
Apaima911/
Apuima911/
Gapima911/
Aphimat8310/
Aspimaa838/
Apiomea833/
Hapimaa831/
Aphimas831/
Appimai831/
Opima801,019/
Apimo80683/
Apuma80159/
Apema8074/
Epima8042/
Apime8034/
Apimi8014/
Haapimaa7717/
Aspismas7711/
Gappimai774/
Aphitmai774/
Auphimai771/
Abpema7358/
Ophima7325/
Apiome7316/
Opimai7314/
Ephima7314/
Aipema7312/
Apemaa736/
Hapimo733/
Atpema733/
Apiemi733/
Apimot733/
Opiema732/
Ospima732/
Gopima732/
Apaimo732/
Apoime731/
Apimop731/
Apeama731/
Aphimo731/
Apimei731/
Hapuma731/
Hapema731/
Apumma731/
Appema731/
Apimet731/
Hapimi731/
Aupuma731/
Aepphimai711/
Aphiomo6727/
Ophioma6713/
Gopimma6710/
Aphimot676/
Opimach674/
Ophimai674/
Aspimey672/
Euphima671/
Appemma671/
Appayma671/
Aapiemi671/

Apima Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Apima in the Oriya language
ଆପୀମାapima-
Apima in the Hindi language
आपिमाapima50
अपिमाapima50

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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 Apima
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