Apir Surname

470,770th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 713 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Apir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Apir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria6411:276,35415,672
Malaysia241:1,228,92653,021
Uganda211:1,859,01362,128
India121:63,922,115578,870
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Apir (401) may also be a first name.

Apir Last Name Facts

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

The last name Apir (Hindi: आपिर, Marathi: अपीर, Russian: Апир) is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Apir? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 470,770th most frequently held last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 10,220,962 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 93 percent of Apir reside; 90 percent reside in West Africa and 90 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 430,973rd most commonly used first name in the world, held by 401 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 641 people, or 1 in 276,354. In Nigeria Apir is primarily found in: Benue, where 86 percent live, Nasarawa, where 4 percent live and Taraba, where 2 percent live. Not including Nigeria Apir is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 3 percent live and Uganda, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Apire89945/
Aspir89389/
Apirt8933/
Aphir8922/
Apier8918/
Ahpir8914/
Hapir899/
Apair899/
Gapir892/
Apior891/
Apeir891/
Appier8075/
Apaire8072/
Aupair8028/
Gaphir808/
Aspire807/
Hapier804/
Apoire802/
Aspeir801/
Ashpir801/
Hapior801/
Appair801/
Apeire801/
Appire801/
Aupier801/
Aspoir801/
Happir800/
Gappir800/
Aper752,611/
Apre75267/
Opir75181/
Epir75145/
Apjr751/
Apèr751/
Appaire7339/
Apirova7320/
Happier739/
Haupier733/
Apuirre731/
Auphier731/
Ophir672,809/
Gaper672,001/
Asper671,931/
Opier67587/
Apere67555/
Apert67529/
Haper67200/
Apger67150/
Hopir67133/
Apper67104/
Apehr6774/
Apeer6761/
Ozpir6749/
Ayper6743/
Opire6739/
Gopir6738/
Gapyr6720/
Aapre6713/
Apère6712/
Apher6712/
Aphre676/
Eppir675/
Apear674/
Aperh674/
Aipre674/
Appre673/
Oppir672/
Hapre672/
Auper672/
Eaper671/
Azper671/
Aupre671/
Hepir671/
Opior671/
Epoir671/
Ajper671/
Opair671/
Epier671/
Eipir670/

Apir Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Apir in the Marathi language
अपीरapira-
Apir in the Hindi language
आपिरapira50
अपीरapira50
Apir in the Russian language
Апирapir-

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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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  • 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 Apir
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